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It was 1 ounce for 60 min and then another 1 ounce for 5 minutes.

I used a pumpkin pie spice, the McCormick brand. I will try to add some spice when I bottle it. I was going to check the gravity again today to see if fermentation has stopped and go from there. The beer turned out around 8% abv, which is way higher than I was anticipating. Only bad part...

I attempted to brew a clone of this beer from a recipe I found on the web. 10# 2-row 1# Crystal 60L 1# Special Roast 4 pounds pumpkin, baked at 300 degrees for and hour and then put in mash 1 pound dark brown sugar Hallertauer 60 minutes Hallertauer 5 minutes 1 Tablespoon of pumpkin...

Yeah the local home brew store has it already crushed. I never asked how they do it. I have never had any problems before with partial grain batches. This was my first all grain batch so it probably is how I mashed it. The recipe called for 75 mins at 150 degrees. I did my best to keep it...

The OG called for 1.070 after it has cooled down and before pitching the yeast. Mine read ~1.052. Not sure of the causes for it being so much less than the recipe. Before I started sparging, it was reading 1.075. Can sparging lower your OG that much? I used 13 pounds of grain and mashed...

I am beginning to plan my second batch of beer. I have chosen a Stout that I found online which calls for an "Hollander Dutch dark Extract." But I cannot seem to find that exact one anywhere. I know you are allowed to branch out on what you want to use in a beer, but is there anything similar...