To get back on the subject of the thread...what are you guys carbonating this at?
sivdrinks said:My wife put 40 drops into a homemade batch of ice cream(size?) and while it tasted good it left a coating on the roof of my mouth. How long does "continue to fade" mean? My bottles will last into next year, keg will be consumed on Halloween.
munklunk said:Everybody needs to buy their vanilla beans from topvanilla.com. $12 for 20 beans, and they are awesome.
skeezerpleezer said:I dont know how long, I added 1tsp when I racked to secondary about a month ago. It has mellowed a little, but is still present. Can't really smell it at al thoughl, and the beer smells a lot like Pumking. I am hoping some carbonation will help the boozy aftertaste. I will probably bottle some in a couple weeks.
sivdrinks said:So you'd say you wouldn't use it again or maybe half? I just don't want it to be undrinkable, most people will only try one and then move on to whatever brew they're gonna drink all night. I'd like to hear from the peeps that used the extract and liked it, if there is any.
So what's the verdict on the graham cracker extract from the other's who have tried it?
ErieShores said:Hey Smitty, maybe if you turn your carboys off their sides?
Well I finally got around to brewing this one. This one made me work for it. After 15 AG brews, I have finally experienced a stuck mash. I used 2 cans of Libby's puree. I think the mistake I made was putting the puree in the mash water before the grain, and only using 1 pound of rice hulls instead of 2. Has anyone else had trouble with this? Well having several homebrews on hand to drink while lautering definitely helped get through the 45 minutes of constant stirring to collect the 7 gallons (forget about vorlaufing this time). I think the work will be worth it; it's happily fermenting away with a blowoff tube and antifoaming powder (I don't want to have to think about it). Cheers.
nickmv said:When you guys racked to secondary, did you rack the pumpkin in the fermenter, or just beer? .
Last weekend I brewed the exact recipe from post 191. I re-hydrated the 2 packs of dry-yeast and the fermentation started with in 12-24 hours. About day 3 the fermentation went wild! I have never had to use a blow off tube but this went thing went right through the airlock. I caught it before a complete blow off thank goodness. Its been 6 days and it continues to go nuts bubbling like crazy. I can't imagine brewing this without a secondary fermentation. That's a lot of mess that needs to settle out. I took a few pictures of my fermentation to share. Did others have this same issue?
Corey
Do it. Boil the sugar, put a lid on the pot as you turn it off. Then that will allow you to let the sugar cool down. Then you can add it to the fermentor once cool with out killing your yeast.
After drinking a case and a half so far...
I'm in on this recipe too, with a slight variation in specialty grains (honey malt) and a 156 mash since I'm lactose intolerant. Just from tasting the wort I'll be adding more spices post primary.
Anyone tried capella's pumpkin pie extract?
People do it either way. But keep in mind that Pumpking doesn't seem to use much/any cinnamon. A couple people in this thread don't detect any cinnamon, and I definitely agree with that. Try a few pumpkin beers back to back and you may agree.Did you use 3 cinnamon sticks, or did you use ground cinnamon? I'm curious how much and what type others used.
i added a tsp of the GC extract, tsp of pumpkin pie spice, and 4 oz of homemade vanilla extract in spiced rum about 10 days ago. bottled yesterday and it tasted great. i tried it before i added those 3 things and it was really good then too, i was trying to look for an overbearing vanilla or graham cracker flavor but couldnt really find it. its definately present tho, but with so many other spices in the recipe, they all do their part and its great. i brewed it for a party on the 22nd of sept, pretty stoked for my friends and family to try it. i can only image it'll get better with a few weeks of bottle conditioning, carbed, and cold. i followed cannondales except it was extract and i dont use a secondary.
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