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95% 2 row and 5% crystal 60 and then 1 pound of pumpkin per 31 gallons and .12 oz of each of ginger, cinnamon, clove, and vanilla per 10 gallons. I was WRONG!! There is vanilla in it! This the recipe for pumking.

check out the recipe from "Brewing Classic Styles"......Good stuff

I've normally got an extra sack or two laying around as well, so if you are hurting, shoot me a message.

60L is crystal 60

lol, I have the actual recipe and there is no secret. 2 row 60L pumpkin pumpkin pie spice hops yeast 19 Plato is about 1.076

It's looking like your calcs are off a bit and you may have gotten 85% efficiency.....which is normal. Good job for your first try though!!! Keep on doing it!

you should start around 152 at most for a general purpose beer and finish wherever it finishes. Don't start high expecting it to drop. The drop is ok. Start at 152 and tell us what happens. Also, if you're using a lot of carapils, try dropping that as well

Ok Merc, you win. Whatever, dude. You made a suggestion, just as I did. You just didn't like my suggestion, as I didn't like yours. "And just for the record", you'll notice that in my original post that this wasn't only directed at you. There have been quite a few people complaining...

That's probably not infection. Bottle it and sample in a couple weeks. I'll bet the sourness you are tasting is from the roasted barley.

I'm not speaking for him. I'm making a statement to you and other complainers that if you want to piss and moan then YOU need to do something about it (by organizing these grain buys)....but apparently comprehension isn't one of your finer traits. I'm certain your suggestion would make it...

Paid via paypal! Thanks Jeff!!! Merc, and everyone concerned, I normally stay out of this, but I've heard enough. If you want paypal to be THE requirement, then YOU need to start organizing these. If you aren't willing to do it, then I suggest you keep quiet. Also, if you are that...

Great answers to your questions! My only addition is that I calculate my water addition for the mash in to be 1/2 my total pre-boil volume. You'll get the water additions dialed in quickly. On average beers (1.055ish) I normally get 80%+ efficiency. I don't bother with preheating my cooler...

Jeff, can you hold one sack for me. I owe aluminum park some grain. I am trying to get in touch with him so I can return the favor he did for me. I'll have an answer for you tonight.

Ferman, you can have them for free. it gets them out of my garage! This supply seems like it's never ending. I've probably given away about 20 cases of them. I'll put the word out on monday at work that I need them. Every year we go to germany for work and come home with well over a hundred...

Ferman, I have a pretty steady supply of german flip top half liter bottles in a really nice plastic carrying case. If you want some, let me know how many you need (20 bottles per case) and i will get some together and bring them down to you. They're brown glass. Sometimes it may take me a...