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Author:

Porter's Pub

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/27/2017 5:28 PM

Notes: 2017:
Mash temp was 154º.
Boil was 90 minutes.
Spread one can of 100% pumpkin onto a pan lined with tin foil and baked for an hour at 350º.
Added 3 teaspoons of McCormick's pumpkin spice and half the baked pumpkin to the boil at knockout. Forgot to add the half pound of brown sugar. Cooled wort to 10º above pitching temp, and racked to primary. Left for a few hours, and pitched yeast when I got home.

Yeast used was Lallemand London ESB dry yeast.

Fermentation in the closet between 75-73º.
Fermentation began within a few hours of pitching yeast. 12 hours into pitching, fermentation was so strong I couldn't keep a stopper and blowoff tube on the fermenter.
By 48 hours, it appears that all fermentation has stopped, which is normal for this brand of yeast. It's best to add sugar to the kettle with this strain, which I forgot to do, so I'm hoping that it comes out okay.

Taste:
It tastes great! I'd like to tweak the recipe for 2018. Here's the feedback I've gotten so far: One friend said that it's the first pumpkin ale he's had where he can actually taste the pumpkin. It's a bit on the vegetabley side. Another friend said it's got a slight bit of a cider thing going on. My opinion is that it needs less pumpkin, and more body. Need to change the malt bill a little bit. Also I should consider sweetening it with a small amount of sugar in the keg before cold crashing.
Overall I'm happy with it. Friends enjoyed it and were coming back for seconds. I'm definitely in the ballpark with this one, but I'd like to continue to tweak the recipe.

Note: Add flaked oats next time. It needs more body

******************2018********************
By far the best Pumpkilla! yet. Nearly exactly what I wanted it to be. perfectly balanced, a good amount of sweetness, and a delicious taste with just the right amount of spices. The color was exactly what I think a pumpkin beer should look like.
This year, I changed the grain bill, the spices, and the pumpkin. The grain bill is as above. For the spices used 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice that I got from a spice store in Sarasota while I was on vacation. Spice was added at knockout. Their website is: www.spiceandtea.com. In the interest of time, I thought this to be a good compromise between using McCormick's and making your own, and it worked out very well.
Instead of using canned pumpkin, this year I took a butternut squash and peeled it, cubed it, and drizzled it in molasses before baking it in the oven for an hour at 350º. I then added it to the mash.

The only things that can be improved with this recipe is to possibly add a touch more bittering hops, as it it slightly cloying (it is a pumpkin ale after all), and a touch of vanilla. Use beans, not extract. This was a very, very good beer.

Author:

AndrewS

Boil Size: 4.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/14/2022 6:50 PM

Notes:

Author:

Mino Brewer

Boil Size: 60 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/17/2021 12:06 AM

Notes: O.G 1.060
+8 lit water added in fermenter prior to fermentation
O.G 1.048
F.G 1.012

Nice orange colour. Lacking sufficient bitterness . On a sweetish side.Next time target 50 IBU's.

Author:

chefc

Boil Size: 13.48 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 76

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 45 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/14/2021 10:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

merrante52@gmail.com

Boil Size: 20.55 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 23.72 psi

Creation Date: 10/15/2020 5:00 PM

Notes: 90 min mash
mash @ 122 for 30 mins
mash @ 152 for 60 mins

Author:

AVE_Rage

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/5/2020 8:42 PM

Notes: Add 2-6 oz cans of Chilean sauvignon blanc grape juice at high krausen.

48 hour cold crash. no gelatin.

Keg and carbonate as usual.

Author:

BiraMann

Boil Size: 29 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/8/2020 10:50 AM

Notes:

Author:

Gene131

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.124

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/13/2020 3:30 AM

Notes:

Author:

B-rock

Boil Size: 18 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/24/2019 3:08 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/25/2018 9:42 AM

Notes:

Author:

Ira Briggs

Boil Size: 8.08388 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/27/2011 4:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

mgobirch

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 11.96 psi

Creation Date: 5/26/2017 1:36 PM

Notes: Allow 2 full weeks for primary fermentation and at least 4 weeks of conditioning for best results. The longer the conditioning the dryer the finish will seem despite the sweetness from the malt.

The last brew I gave this 6 weeks to condition and while the initial taste was sweet, the finish was very pleasantly dry, which made this very very drinkable in the best (and worst, since it was gone so fast) ways possible.

Adjust water, periodically if necessary, for 90 minute boil to help eliminate DMS from the Pilsener malt.

Author:

samsa

Boil Size: 34 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 16 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/2/2017 2:20 PM

Notes: 24.03.2017 100 gr. dry hop GOLDINGS

Author:

Matthew Dawes

Boil Size: 17 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/14/2017 3:24 PM

Notes:

Author:

Herdleva

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.85

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 109.9 g

Creation Date: 1/23/2017 2:30 PM

Notes:

Author:

Crow Hop

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 16.9

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/11/2017 4:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

Rakey

Boil Size: 28.7 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.7

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: Forced Carbonation

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/2/2016 2:57 PM

Notes: This recipe is based around Julius clone that I've come across online.

Author:

Thomas.Johnson.FL@gmail.com

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 50

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 3/4 Cup

Creation Date: 9/17/2016 11:50 PM

Notes: Based on the White House recipe, using Victory malt in place of biscuit. "Victory" is in honor of the (future) winner of the 2016 election, but it's strong enough to dull the pain if the election doesn't go your way.

Author:

wilbur

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/17/2015 7:43 PM

Notes:

Author:

georgey_boi

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.36

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 23 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/4/2015 7:12 PM

Notes: 1063 OG
Fermenting at 23C
1012 FG
5.5% ABV
Only 15L in fermentor
13L racked from secondary and taken to Alphabet cold store, 7 days after dry hop

Carbonated at 3bar for 3 days - TOO MUCH!