Austin Homebrew Pumking Clone

It's that time of year and I was in the mood for a good pumpkin beer this fall. I found that Austin Homebrew had a Southern Tier Pumking clone and decided to order.

I searched these forums as well as online and couldn't find any info on the quality of this kit. There's also no reviews on their website either sooo I decided to take the plunge.

I'm expecting the kit within the week and plan on brewing next weekend. I'm hoping to keep this updated and provide a thorough review once it's done.

Hopefully I can give enough info to allow a fellow home brewer to make an informed decision purchasing this kit in the future.

See you soon!

Speaking of Pumking.... Just picked one up today!

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Looking forward to your review. Trying to find some new fall beers to brew.

The kit arrived and wow does it smell delicious.

12oz - Crystal 150L
10lbs - Extra pale extract
1Lb - Panela (type of sugar)
1/2 oz - Magnum
1oz - Sterling
Pumking spices - 1tsp cinnamon / 1tsp nutmeg/ 1tsp all spice / 1 top whole clove

Came with Windsor dry yeast
Whirlfloc tablet
BrewVint yeast fuel

Last but not least is 1oz vanilla extract powder added after fermentation.

dcodd87 said:

The kit arrived and wow does it smell delicious.

12oz - Crystal 150L
10lbs - Extra pale extract
1Lb - Panela (type of sugar)
1/2 oz - Magnum
1oz - Sterling
Pumking spices - 1tsp cinnamon / 1tsp nutmeg/ 1tsp all spice / 1 top whole clove

Came with Windsor dry yeast
Whirlfloc tablet
BrewVint yeast fuel

Last but not least is 1oz vanilla extract powder added after fermentation.

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That's a lot of spice, do they say to use all of it?

Yes, the entire spice pack gets added with 5 minutes left in the boil.

I brewed this yesterday Sept 2 2016.

My big oops moment came when I realized that I forgot to pick up pumpkin. I decided to brew it anyways.

Pretty straight forward brew. Very easy recipe to follow. It called for a starting gravity of 1.079. My gravity read approx 1.084.

I finished the recipe around 1 o'clock Friday. As of 3 am Saturday morning there's signs of fermentation. Pretty crazy being I've never seen something start so fast.

I'm going to allow it to set in the primary for 2-3 weeks and transfer to secondary for an outer 2 weeks.

The recipe guidelines call for the beer to sit for up to 4 weeks after fermentation for optimal taste.

I will update once I transfer to Secondary.