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Just cracked on open. Definitely under carbed at only a week. That being said, the flavor is good, heavy pumpkin and the spices as mentioned in previous posts are rather earthy. Kind of complex and I'm not pulling a lot of individual aromas out with the lack of head. What is the shortest...

Bottled mine yesterday, gravity sample tasted and smelled great! I can't wait to pop one open.

I was about to ask the same thing.

Just checked my gravity and it's at 1.018 Perhaps not necessary but I'm racking to a secondary for a few weeks before I bottle. Will likely use gelatin in bottling bucket. Pumpkin flavor is there, I get some spices on the palate but it's not what I remember from last year. Also the hops shine...

Perfect. Thanks for the link. I bottle mine I stead if kegging and so that's a question I just had answered. Gelatin into bottling bucket, and no work about not having yeast left over to carbonate it. Very cool.

Ive never used Gelatin before but am considering it for this brew. How simple is it? and is there a thread describing the process? Would it be during a secondary transfer that you add it? Any info welcome, Thanks.

Oh I totally get that, I was just suprised at how quickly it rose and fell. Thanks for the recipe, seems to be quite popular here and I can't wait to taste it.

My fermentation took off like a champ. Huge level of foam after 4 hours. About 48 hours later it fell. Is that kinda fast? Anyways, it smells great, figure I'll take a gravity sample in about 10 days. I'll probably rack to secondary to let it clear up a little.

Brewed this today. Extract version with some Golden light DME to supplement not having enough LME. Was a little shy on the brown sugar, probably only half a pound. I also made tea out of whole spices and added it to the boil, and used just 1 tbsp of pie spice at 5 min. With 1 can of the pumpkin...

Pumpkin in a bag. Last year I steeped it and specialty grains at same temp for same amount of time and came away with plenty of squashy notes on the nose before the spice additions. I also used a bit less than most people seem to be. I think I used 1 large can of the Libbys. But it turned...

Yeah, I couldn't get Pale LME, I went with Golden Light LME Same with specialty grains, 60L and Special Roast.

Went to my LHBS today and couldn't get an Pale LME. They carry mainly Briess LME and guy said they donbt make a pale. HE suggested juts using the Golden Light LME, which they only had in 3.3 lb tubs, so Im supplementing the rest with Golden Light DME. Any thoughts on a different outcome...

I looked at ditching the victory in the extract version and subbing the Special Roast per the recommendation on the first page. Any experience on that extract brewers?

If I brew this now will it be drinkable by the first week in October? 2 weeks primary, 2 weeks secondary, then bottle condition? I want to do the extract or the biab partial mash.

I tries the Smashing Punkin last year and it was ok, a little shy of spices. But I added pumpkin to it. It had a squashy taste, but not overbearing. Definitely trying this recipe this year.

FG before juice addition was 1.012, anyways to know my actual ABV once the juice is fermented and I check Gravity again?

Question about the water melon juice. Last year I made this, I squeezed the juice and racked into secondary immediately. Could I do the juice ahead of time and freeze to avoid spoilage without adverse effects? Also how are you guys checking FG after adding juice? I checked my OG, will check...

Most all of my extracts have been this way as well. Never done an all grain so couldn't compare but I've read as much that the late edition of the LME helps. Will be trying this with my next batch.

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