How to make Pumpkin Beer in a Pumpkin

Brewing Pumpkin Beer in a Pumpkin

Definitely a creative way to make pumpkin beer. Though I'm not sure I'd want to drink pumpkin beer it certainly seems popular.

That's great. I wonder if it would spontaneously ferment without pitching any yeast?

Now that is an example of too much time on one's hands

giligson said:

Now that is an example of too much time on one's hands

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Or an example of the rest of us not having enough...

Not sure if this is the same one I saw a few years back, but it's a cool thing to do regardless.

Elysian Brewing in Seattle does a pumpkin festival every year and one of the highlights is tapping a pumpkin full of beer. In their case, they just use the pumpkin as a secondary/cask.

I saw someone here did this and the pumpkin rotted I think or started to smell. Not sure if the beer was salvaged though. Could do a search and find it.

Awesome! A buddy and fellow homebrewer and I have been wanting to do this since last year. Perfect excuse!

thats pretty awesome actually

drinkabeergle said:

Awesome! A buddy and fellow homebrewer and I have been wanting to do this since last year. Perfect excuse!

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May have to wait a while; where are you going to get a pumpkin now?

I don't think a day goes by on this Forum where I'm not completely floored by man's ingenuity when it comes to making beer.

I know I saw a thread around here a few years back about someone fermenting inside a pumpkin. From what I recall, it didn't go over well, I believe it got infected due to the difficulty of trying to sanitize a pumpkin.

Interesting idea for a fall beer......What about a watermelon for a summer brew?

I'm feeling ill now..

Ryno said:

Interesting idea for a fall beer......What about a watermelon for a summer brew?

I'm feeling ill now..

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I'd like to see it done.

Ryno said:

Interesting idea for a fall beer......What about a watermelon for a summer brew?

I'm feeling ill now..

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Or maybe Apfelwein in a watermelon?

robbiex0r said:

Or maybe Apfelwein in a watermelon?

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That is awesome. Just an FYI that I'll be stealing your idea.

2 replies how someone tried this and it was a failure and no concerns? You all just keep saying what a cool idea?

Chick with three tits would probally fail....Still a cool idea

Guy at the LHBS did this.

At 1 week in (when it was served) it was good. Put a tap in the side of the pumpkin even. A bit funky, a bit sour (lambic maybe). Probably wouldn't have made it much past the week - but it was, IMHO, damn good.

Brilliant..

For the concerns around sanitization - make sure you get a fresh pumpkin and use sanitized tools to carve. You should have a very decent chance of not getting an infection

One of these days...

For the two it won't works, I've also read a couple write-ups where it worked quite well. Start with a fresh firm pumpkin. Ferment cool or use a lager yeast in a refrigerator. Immediately crash cool for aging. Rack to second pumpkin quckly.

No reason why this couldn't be a success.