Imperial Pumpkin Ale Beer Recipe | All Grain Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer by tracyk | Brewer's Friend
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Imperial Pumpkin Ale

299 calories 28.8 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: Tracy Knauss
Calories: 299 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 25th 2014
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Brew Log History
0Temp
1.090Gravity
OG: 1.090
Attenuation: 0.00%
0ABV
Calories: 0.0 / 12oz
Carbs: 0.0 g / 12oz
1Days
Readings: 0

Sep 01, 2014 to Sep 01, 2014

Last Updated: 11 years ago from Brewlog
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale Ale13 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 77.3%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 5.9%
14.20 oz Brown Sugar14.2 oz Brown Sugar 45 15 5.3%
9 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 60L9 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 3.3%
8 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)8 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 3%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 3%
4 oz Canadian - Honey Malt4 oz Honey Malt 37 25 1.5%
2 oz American - Chocolate2 oz Chocolate 29 350 0.7%
269.20 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 60 min 41.32 66.7%
0.25 oz Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 0.89 16.7%
0.25 oz Saaz0.25 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Aroma 0 min 16.7%
1.50 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.22 qt -- -- 152 °F 60 min
12.56 qt Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
29 oz Pumpkin Flavor Mash 15 min.
1 tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice Flavor Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 449 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

Added 1 TBSP of Pumpkin Pie Spice last 10 minutes of boil.
Also added one 29oz can of pumpkin in the boil kettle with 15 minutes left. The other 29oz went in the mash tun.
Added 1 vanilla bean to the secondary and 2 TBSP of vanilla flavoring at bottling.

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