Pumpkin Spice Ale Recipe Critique

[nathan46290]

Hello everyone,

Would like to get some feedback on a Pumpkin Spice ale I am working on.

Thanks in advance!

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 10.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 9.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.062 SG
Estimated Color: 11.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 78.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 89.1 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name
4 lbs Baked Pumpkin (3.0 SRM)
17 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
3 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)
1 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)
1 lbs Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
4.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM)
0.90 oz Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Boil 30.0
2.10 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
2.10 tsp Wyeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)
1.00 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (Boil 0.0 mins)
3.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)

 

[cheezydemon3]

Sounds good. Never made one exactly like it........guess I'd omit the chocolate malt.

 

[TyTanium]

Pretty standard recipe, except for maybe the chocolate malt. Looks good to me. Add rice hulls.

 

[nathan46290]

Thank you for your replies!

 

[MedicineMan]

I made a similar recipe last year minus the chocolate malt. I also added 1tsp pumpkin pie spice to the pumpkin purée before I baked it. Are you mashing with the pumpkin or adding it during the boil?

 

[bmick]

I added some chocolate to mine this year for color (about 3oz in a 5 gallon batch), I'm interested to see what it does to the flavor. It shouldn't be too noticeable at that percentage of the bill. I always advise spicing moderately in the boil, then taste and spice accordingly in the secondary.

 

[cheezydemon3]

I highly recommend a toasted cinnamon stick in secondary, maybe halve the upfront spice.

 

[BudzAndSudz]

For the record, I brewed this beer last year and my friends have literally been counting the days until pumpkins are back in season to get more. I've never seen people fiend for a beer as hard as they do for this one!


Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: London ESB and London Ale
Yeast Starter: Yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 10
Original Gravity: 1.089
Final Gravity: 1.021
IBU: 39.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 75
Color: 12
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 @ 70
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 @ 70
Tasting Notes: Pumpkin Pie, simple as that. Also, the ABV is hidden quite well.

31.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 89.5 %
4.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 10.5 %
3.00 lb Biscuit Malt - 25L (25.0 SRM) Grain 8.5%
2.00 oz Magnum [13.10%] (60 min) Hops 36.2 IBU
1.00 oz Sterling [6.00%] (10 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
4.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs London Ale (Wyeast Labs #1028) Yeast-Ale

Spice Additions - 1.0 heaping tsp of the following added @ 5 minutes -
nutmeg, cloves, alspice, ginger, cinnamon

At bottling - 1.25 tsp of Pumpkin Pie spice was added per 5 gallons as well as
~4 oz of real vanilla extract

 

[angrylu]

The pumpkin beer IMO, is going to turn out really good. I can't wait to taste it after fermentation