mttfrog13 said:I changed up the extract recipe a bit. DFH is traditionally very balanced (I love how balanced their 90 minute and 120 minute are) but having never had the punkin' ale, and this being my first pumpkin beer brew, I'd rather start off lower and work my way up to more ingredients rather than over power it on my first try.
6 lbs light DME
3/4 lb Brown Sugar
1/2 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1/2 lb Special Roast
45.00 oz Pumpkin, Canned (Boil 60.0 min)
1 oz Hallertau (4.0% AA 60.0 min)
1 Whirlfloc tablet
Yeast - Fermentis S-04
1/2 tbsp pumpkin spice
I backed off the pumpkin a bit, down the 3 small cans (about 42oz) rather than 2 large ones. Also, I'm going down to .75lb of brown sugar rather than 1lb and only using 1oz of Hallertau. Lastly I'm using 6lbs of DME rather than 8lbs of LME which should lower the abv a bit. I've never had a dfh punkin' ale, but the only bad things I've heard about it are that it's to big for a pumpkin ale, so I'm backing off of everything a bit, trying to bring it down to about 6% abv.
Who said its too big for a pumpkin ale? DFH Punkin is my favorite fall release and it's the boldness of the pumpkin and spice balanced by the caramel, raisin, and alcohol flavors combined that make it great.
If I had this beer I'm sure it would be my favorite fall seasonal as well but I've literally only had two pumpkin ales before, Sam Adams, and Smuttynose. How does dfh compare?Who said its too big for a pumpkin ale? DFH Punkin is my favorite fall release and it's the boldness of the pumpkin and spice balanced by the caramel, raisin, and alcohol flavors combined that make it great.
One smack pack will work but isn't ideal. If you have a bit of extra extract you can make a yeast starter and get the proper pitching rate.
Onlooker, thanks for adding detail! I sent my last message from my phone and had to cut it short. Great run-down!
Welcome to HBT! I'm glad your first post is about my recipe :rockin:
One smack pack will work but isn't ideal. If you have a bit of extra extract you can make a yeast starter and get the proper pitching rate.
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