Spicy Pumpkin Ale
Specialty Beer • Extract • 5 gal
the BeerTools software does not correctly calculate OG or FG
September 6, 2008 pm 12:03pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 0.5 lbs
American Caramel 10°L
American Caramel 10°L
This malt is light in color with a sweet caramel flavor. It is a great malt for light lagers and ales.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1 lbs
Premier Gold Liquid
Premier Gold Liquid
A light- to medium-bodied lager or ale of yellow to gold color.
- 0.5 lbs
Dark Brown Sugar
Dark Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 1.0 oz
Cascade - 6.3 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1.0 oz
Mt. Hood - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- 30 oz
canned pumpkin - (omitted from calculations)
canned pumpkin
- 1 g
paradise seed - (omitted from calculations)
paradise seed
- 0.5 tsp
cinnamon - (omitted from calculations)
cinnamon
- 1 tsp
nutmeg - (omitted from calculations)
nutmeg
- .25 tsp
allspice - (omitted from calculations)
allspice
-
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Steep grains 30 min add Cascade at boil beginning add pumpkin for last 15 min add spices and Mt hood last 2 min
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.003 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 9.7 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 1.7% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.1 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
Spicied with Pumpkin seasonings
2008-10-06 10:35am
A nice pumpkin ale, seeds of paradise, nutmeg, and all-spice flavor the pumpkin ale. Ignore the gravities from BeerTools it was not accepting my inputs. OG - 1.0168 FG - 1.013
