McPumpkin Ale
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Chick Beer
September 4, 2009 am 10:43am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 7 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- .5 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- .5 lbs
Crystal Malt 120°L
Crystal Malt 120°L
Pronounced caramel flavor and a red color. For stouts, porters and black beers.
- .25 lbs
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1 oz
Sterling - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Sterling
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt. Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement.
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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
Added 2 30oz cans pumkin pie filling to the mash and 1/4 tsp pie spice to the boil. Mashed low at 150. Should have been 154. Brewed 9/3/2009. O.G. 1.054. FG 1.012 9/21/09. Transfer to 2ndary and added 1/4 tsp pie spice. Into keg 9/28 at 1.010
Style (BJCP)
Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 14.6 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.7% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 30.9 IBU | 0 - 100 |
