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I attempted to brew a clone of this beer from a recipe I found on the web.
10# 2-row
1# Crystal 60L
1# Special Roast
4 pounds pumpkin, baked at 300 degrees for and hour and then put in mash
1 pound dark brown sugar
Hallertauer 60 minutes
Hallertauer 5 minutes
1 Tablespoon of pumpkin pie all spice
American Ale II yeast
I got an OG of 1.064 when I pitched the yeast 3 weeks ago and today it was 1.012. It is still bubbling a little bit, so I will probably wait another week or so before bottling.
My main question though is why doesn't it taste like pumpkin? It has a very citrus taste to it. I have noticed the citrus taste has gone down slightly over the past week, so maybe I just need to wait longer? The beer does taste good so far though, I just don't know why it doesn't taste like pumkin at all. Was I supposed to add something else?
Any thoughts?
10# 2-row
1# Crystal 60L
1# Special Roast
4 pounds pumpkin, baked at 300 degrees for and hour and then put in mash
1 pound dark brown sugar
Hallertauer 60 minutes
Hallertauer 5 minutes
1 Tablespoon of pumpkin pie all spice
American Ale II yeast
I got an OG of 1.064 when I pitched the yeast 3 weeks ago and today it was 1.012. It is still bubbling a little bit, so I will probably wait another week or so before bottling.
My main question though is why doesn't it taste like pumpkin? It has a very citrus taste to it. I have noticed the citrus taste has gone down slightly over the past week, so maybe I just need to wait longer? The beer does taste good so far though, I just don't know why it doesn't taste like pumkin at all. Was I supposed to add something else?
Any thoughts?