NOVA Brewer
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6.6 lbs. amber DME
0.5 lbs. Carapils
0.5 lbs. 60L Crystal malt
0.33 lbs. brown sugar
1 oz. Goldings hops
30 oz. canned pumpkin
?? spices
Here's my plan: caramelize the pumpkin in baking sheets while steeping the grains. Add the pumpkin, half the DME, the sugar, and the hops (for bittering) at boil for 60 minutes. After boil, add remaining DME.
Pitch WLP#051 California Ale V yeast, ferment for a week, move into secondary for two, then bottle.
My questions:
I'm planning on using the premixed "pumpkin pie spice" you can buy at the grocery store, but I'm unsure how much to add. I've seen pumpkin ale recipes that contain anywhere from one teaspoon to six teaspoons of spices. How much should I use?
Will the brown sugar add any taste or body to the beer at all, or should I leave it out all together?
Let me know what you think, folks. I plan on brewing this toward the end of the month.
0.5 lbs. Carapils
0.5 lbs. 60L Crystal malt
0.33 lbs. brown sugar
1 oz. Goldings hops
30 oz. canned pumpkin
?? spices
Here's my plan: caramelize the pumpkin in baking sheets while steeping the grains. Add the pumpkin, half the DME, the sugar, and the hops (for bittering) at boil for 60 minutes. After boil, add remaining DME.
Pitch WLP#051 California Ale V yeast, ferment for a week, move into secondary for two, then bottle.
My questions:
I'm planning on using the premixed "pumpkin pie spice" you can buy at the grocery store, but I'm unsure how much to add. I've seen pumpkin ale recipes that contain anywhere from one teaspoon to six teaspoons of spices. How much should I use?
Will the brown sugar add any taste or body to the beer at all, or should I leave it out all together?
Let me know what you think, folks. I plan on brewing this toward the end of the month.