Smoked Pumpkin Porter Beer Recipe | All Grain Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer by bdr0679 | Brewer's Friend
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Smoked Pumpkin Porter

237 calories 26 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bob Roberts
Calories: 237 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 27th 2013
1.071
1.020
6.8%
20.6
31.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 37.3%
8 lb American - Pale 6-Row8 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 27.1%
3 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 10.2%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6.8%
2 lb Brown Sugar2 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 6.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 150L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 150L 33 150 3.4%
1 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt1 lb Midnight Wheat Malt - (late boil kettle addition) 33 550 3.4%
1 lb Flaked Rye1 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 3.4%
0.50 lb Belgian - Special B0.5 lb Special B 34 115 1.7%
29.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 12.15 50%
2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 20 min 8.41 50%
4 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
10 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
8 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8 lb Pecan smoked pumpkin Other Mash 1 hr.
4 tsp irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 lb Pecan smoked pumpkin Flavor Boil 0 min.
3 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice Spice Secondary 7 min.
20 oz Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Flavor Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - East Coast Ale Yeast WLP008
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 720 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

*won 1st and 3rd in the CASK beer blitz with this beer in 2013



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  • Last Updated: 2014-09-19 13:05 UTC
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beowulf6561 10/26/2013 at 12:29pm
I'm intrigued by this recipe. Thanks for sharing. Could you add some notes about what you do with the pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, spices? Did you mash the pumpkin with the grains? Are seeds and spices going into wort at flameout or into primary, secondary? Before or after fermentation?


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