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Pumpkin Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Keith / Dr. Sherlock
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday September 16th 2014

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.5%

IBU (tinseth):

26.2

SRM (morey):

12.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
12 lb	American - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	76.2%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	3.2%
0.50 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	3.2%
0.25 lb	American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast	33	50	1.6%
0.50 lb	American - Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt	35	20	3.2%
1 lb	Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	6.3%
1 lb	Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar	45	15	6.3%
15.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	East Kent Goldings1.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	5	Boil	60 min	20.82	75%
0.50 oz	East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Leaf/Whole	5	Boil	30 min	5.33	25%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	East Kent Goldings (Leaf/Whole)		26.15	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	--	154 °F	90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 lb	Pumpkin	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 tsp	ground cinnamon	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 tsp	vanilla bean	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.25 tsp	nutmeg	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.25 tsp	All Spice	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Ginger	Spice	Boil	1 hr.
1 tsp	Whirlfloc/Irish Moss	Water Agt	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	77%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	57 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 242 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Notes

Spread 60 oz canned pumpkin on a cookie sheet and bake for 45 minutes @350* - looking for caramelization of sugars.

Mash in for Add canned pumpkin @90min mash
Looking to stabilize at 154°-156°
Vorlauf and drain
Batch sparge with water @ 170°-175°

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The longer mash time is for the pumpkin pie mix.

The longer boil time is because of the high altitude and to ensure boil off of DMS.
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Water Requirements:

Total mash water needed
8.7 gal
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb
4.17 gal
Remaining sparge water volume
4.53 gal (you may need more depending on how the pumpkin reacts)
Grain absorption losses
-1.39 gal
Mash Lauter Tun dead space
-0.25 gal
Amount going into kettle
7.06 gal
Boil off losses
-1.5 gal
Hops absorption losses
-0.06 gal
Amount going into fermentor
5.5 gal

Total: 8.7 34.8

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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