I brewed up a pumpkin beer yesterday, here are the ingredients I used. (based off Terpsichoreankid's recipe)
Anyway, based on the hydrometer sample, I have a feeling this is going to be a tasty beer. I've read some comments about pumpkin beers, and what some people do is add vanilla and/or lactose at bottling time. Has anyone ever tried this? How did it turn out? I'm generally not a huge fan of sweet beers, but considering how the hydrometer sample tasted like liquid pumpkin pie, I might want to keep some of the sweetness after fermentation is all wrapped up.
Opinions?
9 lbs 2 row
1 lb Biscuit Malt
0.5 lb Crystal 60
0.5 lb Flaked Wheat
1.0 lb Rice Hulls
90oz baked Pumpkin (Libby's)
0.75 oz Centennial @ 60 (8.9%)
1 tsp cinnamon @ 5
1 tsp cloves @ 5
0.5 tsp ginger @ 5
Nottingham Yeast
Anyway, based on the hydrometer sample, I have a feeling this is going to be a tasty beer. I've read some comments about pumpkin beers, and what some people do is add vanilla and/or lactose at bottling time. Has anyone ever tried this? How did it turn out? I'm generally not a huge fan of sweet beers, but considering how the hydrometer sample tasted like liquid pumpkin pie, I might want to keep some of the sweetness after fermentation is all wrapped up.
Opinions?