'The Great Pumpkin' Spiced Ale Beer Recipe | All Grain Weizenbock | Brewer's Friend
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'The Great Pumpkin' Spiced Ale

194 calories 18.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizenbock
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.109 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (brew house)
Calories: 194 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 8th 2015
1.059
1.013
6.1%
27.6
14.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light6.6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 55.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 8.4%
0.50 lb American - Rye0.5 lb Rye 38 3.5 4.2%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Special B 34 115 4.2%
30 oz Banana30 oz Banana 7.65 0 15.8%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 8.4%
6 oz Maple Syrup6 oz Maple Syrup 30 35 3.2%
11.85 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 9.17 50%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 25 min 18.43 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 qt Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Cinnamon Stick Spice Boil 10 min.
4 oz Mulling Spices Spice Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 227 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

Fruit is pumpkin puree, not bananna. Actual OG 1.061. Adding spices to hop bag eases removal and prevents over-spicing during wort cool-down.

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