Pole
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Cool thanks. I'll probably try something similar when I brew on Monday, like roast 2lbs pumpkin with the brown sugar then bag it for the last 20-30 mins of the boil.
Autumn Seasonal Beer Imperial Pumpkin Pie Ale
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Cool thanks. I'll probably try something similar when I brew on Monday, like roast 2lbs pumpkin with the brown sugar then bag it for the last 20-30 mins of the boil.
Indian_villager
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Mine has now been in keg for a few weeks. The only changes I made were the addition of 1# of Biscuit malt, 1 Can of Pumpkin the mash and one can that was oven roasted and then added to the boil in a hop bag, and 2tsp of vanilla extract into the keg. This stuff is great, can't taste the alcohol and people love it.
BeerMeDuffMan
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I'm getting the same sort of feed back...little to no alcohol presence despite the addition of rum to the secondary. Its a dangerous brew that drinks like a sessional. A+ thread
Pole
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I just took at gravity reading at 14 days, and it appears my apparent attenuation is 85.5% = (1.083-1.012)/(1.083-1) and it came it at 9.4%. Is that right? 
Sample tastes great! Returning it to the chamber to cold crash and keg on Sunday.
Sample tastes great! Returning it to the chamber to cold crash and keg on Sunday.
Okay so I made this beer back early October. I used maris otter and didn't make a starter. First of all make a starter... It was a lot of work for me to get this monster down to 1.024 because I noobed out. Until last night I thought this beer sucked. It was sweet and way over spiced for me. However after a few months of mellowing out it got a ton better. Enough so where I've had it with dinner the past 2 nights. Here are some pics just figured I would add my 2 cents to this thread. It has a crazy head that won't quit and very nice lace. 
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erolen8499
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Has anyone tried White Labs California Ale yeast in this recipe. Good idea/bad idea?
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jwible204
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It would work fine, would attenuate a bit further and leave a cleaner (less malty) beer. I like English in this beer because it adds character and accentuates the malt profile.
erolen8499
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Hmmm Ill have to think about this haha
Whew...read it all...told the wifey and she said, "let's make 10g"...
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jwible204
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Glad to see this thread is active once again, I suppose it's that time of the year!
I'll be brewing this beer this year for the first time at 15BBL, or I might do a smaller batch at this gravity and a larger batch at a lower gravity.
I'll be brewing this beer this year for the first time at 15BBL, or I might do a smaller batch at this gravity and a larger batch at a lower gravity.
Lgaddy44
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I haven't quite yet read through every page of this thread, but I think I'm sold. I think I'll be trying this very soon. Thanks all!
Lgaddy44
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So I'm calculating a 5 gal recipe by halfing the initial recipe posted. I'll use 17lb of pale malt (just planning on buying 1 sack at the LHBS) and 2lbs of crystal 20. I would like to kick it up a notch in flavor and am thinking of adding some Victory, as well. Any thoughts on whether 2 lbs of Victory would be too much, or should I limit it to only 1lb?
venomfast
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i modifyed the recipe a little bit mine came out to be 11.2 percent and it is bad ass will be making this again in two weeks
I brewed this on Saturday. I brew extract and added 1 can of Libby's all pumpkin that was in the oven at 350 for 60 minutes. We added the pumpkin with the first hop addition at the beginning of the boil.
It's in the ferm fridge at 68 degrees and is fermenting on schedule.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Our OG was 1.090, but our readings can be a bit low at the beginning due to the water added to ferm bucket to top it off to 5 gallons.
It's in the ferm fridge at 68 degrees and is fermenting on schedule.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Our OG was 1.090, but our readings can be a bit low at the beginning due to the water added to ferm bucket to top it off to 5 gallons.
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If you made a 5 gallon extract batch, I would LOVE to get your recipe. I really want to brew this but am pretty new. Only have 5 gallon pot and need to do extract. Any help would be MUCH appreciated!!
Ballardinho,
I cut the original numbers in half and then used http://www.jaysbrewing.com/2011/11/17/lazy-chart-for-converting-dme-lme-grain/
to change the all grain bill to extract.
Like I stated before I roasted one can of Libby's pumpkin (not the pie filling just straight pumpkin) at 350 for 60 minutes and added that with the first hop addition.
Everything else was the same as the OP.
I cut the original numbers in half and then used http://www.jaysbrewing.com/2011/11/17/lazy-chart-for-converting-dme-lme-grain/
to change the all grain bill to extract.
Like I stated before I roasted one can of Libby's pumpkin (not the pie filling just straight pumpkin) at 350 for 60 minutes and added that with the first hop addition.
Everything else was the same as the OP.
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Thanks!!
Lgaddy44
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Made some minor tweeks to the recipe, but my buddy and I just finished up, each doing a 5 gallon brew of the same. 17 lb 2-row, 2lb 20L, and 1 lb of Victory.
Our mash temps differed a bit, mine being around 151, where he was at around 155. Our gravities finished a little off from each other too, with mine at 1.096, and his at 1.090. I think maybe his efficiency or grain crush is a bit less than mine.
I look forward to trying these two side by side, to see how these little differences effect the final beers.
The samples going into the fermentors tasted fantastic!
Our mash temps differed a bit, mine being around 151, where he was at around 155. Our gravities finished a little off from each other too, with mine at 1.096, and his at 1.090. I think maybe his efficiency or grain crush is a bit less than mine.
I look forward to trying these two side by side, to see how these little differences effect the final beers.
The samples going into the fermentors tasted fantastic!
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Brewing this recipe this weekend - I'll likely go for 5 gallons and add the baked pumpkin with the first hops, thanks @teachtim
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Teachtim....because this is a pretty big beer, did you use a blow off tube on your primary?? I haven't done one before but perhaps this is the time to rig it up?
Yes on the blow off tube. I have a ferm fridge on a temp controller so the temp is always perfect. The fermentation was so vigorous that we could here the bubbles with the door closed. There was a good amount of funk left in the the bottom 3" of the blow off tube but that will clean right up.
We took a gravity reading tonight and it's at 1.020. Based on other posts in this thread it may be close to finished. We'll check it again on Saturday and compare. Sample tasted amazing, so much so we aren't going to add the pumpkin pie spice at kegging.
We took a gravity reading tonight and it's at 1.020. Based on other posts in this thread it may be close to finished. We'll check it again on Saturday and compare. Sample tasted amazing, so much so we aren't going to add the pumpkin pie spice at kegging.
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5.5 gallons, 1.090 OG. Very vigorous fermentation. Smells delicious
I brewed this on Sunday. Unfortunately had horrible efficiency, coming in around 60%, with OG 1.081 in 5.5 gallons. I'm thinking it was likely due to my batch sparging.
Should still be good, but not as big as others here. Even with that, samples tasted good and should be a winner to try and get better with next time.
Either way, excited to drink this.
"At bottling - 1.25 tsp of Pumpkin Pie spice was added per 5 gallons as well as
~4 oz of real vanilla extract"
confused by this wording; i know this is a 10gal recipe...so 8oz of vanilla total? or is the 4oz for the whole 10 gal?
~4 oz of real vanilla extract"
confused by this wording; i know this is a 10gal recipe...so 8oz of vanilla total? or is the 4oz for the whole 10 gal?
One more thing I'd like to get clarification on, the recipe says 75 minutes of boiling at the top, but doesn't list anything into the boil until 60 minutes. Why boil for 15 minutes with nothing added?
Boiling Time (Minutes): 75
2.00 oz Magnum [13.10%] (60 min) Hops 36.2 IBU
Boiling Time (Minutes): 75
2.00 oz Magnum [13.10%] (60 min) Hops 36.2 IBU
myndflyte
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Most likely to get the volume down to the right spot, otherwise there would be too much wort left after only 60 mins.
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I just brewed this yesterday, all my numbers were just right and it had really taken off today in my basement. And it smells awesome to boot...
Longer boils give you higher gravity, the longer hops are boiled the more bitter your beer is.
Lgaddy44
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Kegged our batches today and both finished at 1.018. Very surprised the yeast chewed them down so far (guessing my basement hovers around 70 degrees or so), but both mine and my buddy's beers tasted great. Mine ended up around 10.25%, where his was around 9.45%, neither tasting all that hot for being so potent. We added the pumpkin pie spice to the kegs for an extra kick of flavor, but opted not to add the vanilla infused vodka I made. We just didn't think it needed anything else.
Looking forward to this carbing up. I don't expect it to last long.
Looking forward to this carbing up. I don't expect it to last long.
DoubleDuse
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Just killed 2 hours at work reading this thread....don't tell the boss. Really hoping my temp controller shows up in the mail by Friday so I can brew this weekend. I've never made a yeast starter so I'm planning on using 2 packs of Safale S-04 for a 5 gallon batch, will that work? Also planning on using a real pumpkin so I'll bake that off Friday night. Headed to the LHBS after work. Cheers
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jwible204
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I would just skip the late addition instead of using Cascade, that will contrast with the spices too much.
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jwible204
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2 packs of 04 will be fine.
Cool, thanks
DoubleDuse
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It's smells so good in this house right now. Bumped my grain bill down to 12.25 lbs. don't think I could have fit all 17 pounds in my tun. Cheers
