Pumpkin ale

[mickey34]

Do you have to put hops in this beer?

 

[jmcquesten]

Hops should always be used in beef. Out of curiosity, how will the beef be prepared?

 

[tre9er]

Hops should always be used in beef. Out of curiosity, how will the beef be prepared?

Damn, all this time I've been cooking my beef without hops!

OP: yes, you wouldn't like the taste of any beer without SOME hops/bittering aspect.

 

[jmcquesten]

Yes, you also want to put hops in your beer. And, with your edit, the jokes aren't going to make sense to anyone...

 

[tre9er]

Yes, you also want to put hops in your beer. And, with your edit, the jokes aren't going to make sense to anyone...

Gah! change it back, OP! We want to talk about hops in beef!

 

[mickey34]

Ok you guys! Lets make sure I have no typos this time, since I entertained you earlier! Ha When I do my pumpkin ale and I'm doing extract and dried malt, when do I put pumpkin in? During boil? Thanks for your help. I have made a few beers just never used other ingredients outside the box.

 

[tre9er]

Ok you guys! Lets make sure I have no typos this time, since I entertained you earlier! Ha When I do my pumpkin ale and I'm doing extract and dried malt, when do I put pumpkin in? During boil? Thanks for your help. I have made a few beers just never used other ingredients outside the box.

Some people boil, but I didn't. The recipe I followed called for mashing the pumpkin. Since you're doing steeping grains it seems, you probably would need to get a grain bag and put the pumpkin in that while you steep your other grains. You CAN boil the pumpkin, but it's a mess and will require a large enough pot to handle the extra volume.

 

[mickey34]

Nothing to steep, so I guess I will be boiling it. I have a very big pot, just wasn't sure if you put it right in with the wort. I guess I better start early so I can leave extra time to clean up the mess! Thanks!!

 

[mickey34]

Nothing to steep, so I guess I will be boiling it. I have a very big pot, just wasn't sure if you put it right in with the wort. I guess I better start early so I can leave extra time to clean up the mess! Thanks!!

Ok. I kegged my pumpkin ale today and took a reading. It was 2% alcohol!!! What did I due wrong? I used a can of coopers malt extract a bag of malt extract and I added a little brown sugar. I did get these ingredients from my brew shop and told them what I was making and they said it would be good. But 2%, it had a good taste but that will be like drinking water? Any suggestions why this turned out the way it did?

 

[Soup4you2]

What was your OG and FG?

how many lbs of coopers and malt extract did you use?

 

[tre9er]

Ok. I kegged my pumpkin ale today and took a reading. It was 2% alcohol!!! What did I due wrong? I used a can of coopers malt extract a bag of malt extract and I added a little brown sugar. I did get these ingredients from my brew shop and told them what I was making and they said it would be good. But 2%, it had a good taste but that will be like drinking water? Any suggestions why this turned out the way it did?

Are you trying to read the alcohol numbers on the hydrometer? That's for wine and doesn't apply at all. You need to take your OG and FG and subtract the difference to figure out ABV. Use an online calculator, just G00gle it.

 

[Soup4you2]

ABV = (OG-FG)*131

Example: 1.065-1.020=0.045, 0.045*131= 5.895%

Also if you want true accuracy, don't forget to correct the hydrometer for the temperature.

Temp: Correction:
50 -0.0013
55 -0.0007
60 -
65 0.0007
70 0.0016
75 0.0025
80 0.0034