Pumpkin Ale---recipe help

[jhazel]

I wanted to make a Pumpkin Ale. This is the all-grain recipe I wanted to try. Let me know if you see anything fundamentally wrong with it. Comments/Criticism welcome.

Batch size: 5.0 gallons

General Info
Original Gravity
1.068
(1.061 to 1.071)
Final Gravity
1.023
(1.020 to 1.024)

Color
13° SRM / 25° EBC
(Copper to Red/Lt. Brown)

Bitterness
32.6 IBU / 9 HBU

Alcohol
6.0% ABV / 5% ABW

Mash Efficiency
75%

Grain Bill
LB OZ
8 0 American Two-row Pale
2 0 Munich Malt
1 0 Aromatic Malt
0 10 Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L

Hops
USE TIME OZ VARIETY
boil 60 mins 0.5 Magnum
boil 60 mins 0.5 Fuggles
boil 30 mins 0.25 Magnum
boil 30 mins 0.25 Fuggles
boil 15 mins 0.25 Magnum
boil 15 mins 0.25 Fuggles

Additives
boil 90 min 5 pounds Pumpkin (quartered and cooked in the oven at 300 F for 2-3 hours...sprinkled with brown sugar)
boil 5 min 1 tbsp Cinnamon
boil 5 min 1 tbsp Ginger Root
boil 5 min 1 tsp Nutmeg

Yeast
White Labs English Ale (WLP002)
ale yeast in liquid form with very high flocculation

Primary
1 week

Secondary
10 Days- Addition of 4tsp of vanilla extract

Will then be kegged in 5 gal corny keg

 

[celticcolorado]

I would probably do 1/2 tsp on the ginger and nutmeg (but i like the cinnamon to really come through). Also, take it from someone who just went through this. Make sure you use a lot of Rice Hulls ( 1lb +)to prevent having a stuck sparge. Adding the pumpkin to the mash made for a very tough brew day because i did not add enough Rice Hulls.

 

[jhazel]

Great, thanks for the tip. I almost overlooked rice hulls. Do you have the recipe for your pumpkin beer posted on HBT?

 

[celticcolorado]

I just did KingBrianI's Samhain Pumpkin Ale that is listed under recipes. I just tapped it the other day and it is fantastic. Here is the recipe.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/samhain-pumpkin-ale-140674/