brew2enjoy
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Hey Reno, I see the recipe calls for (2) packs of US-05. Is that right or is it a typo? I would think 1 pack would be enough for a beer of this gravity.
Thanks for the great recipe and will deff let you know how it turns out.
So I really want to brew this soon, I have all the ingredients except for the hallertauer hops. Anybody have any suggestions for a good substitute? I have the following on hand: Columbus, Centennial, Cascade, Magnum, Simcoe, Nugget, Sterling, and Summit. I'm not too worried about the bittering addition, but more so the aroma addition.
I'd say your closest substitute would be Sterling, essentially an American hop of Noble origins.
AR-Josh said:McCormick pumpkin pie spice has "sulfiting agents" in it. Anyone know what that is? Is it OK for beer? I am assuming it is because I think people have been using it. Just didn't notice until tonight when I was getting my stuff together.
AR-Josh said:McCormick pumpkin pie spice has "sulfiting agents" in it. Anyone know what that is? Is it OK for beer? I am assuming it is because I think people have been using it. Just didn't notice until tonight when I was getting my stuff together.
I just got all the ingredients today. Looking forward to brewing this one!
Alrighty, I figured I would use less only because Sterling is described as "Herbs and spices dominate", where Hallertau is described as "ever-so-subtle flower and spice fragrance." I just don't want to overpower the pumpkin spice, that's all. Thanks for the advice!I'd say 0.5 - 1.0 ounces would do just fine. The recipe calls for 1oz of Hallertaur... and I think Sterling on average has a higher alpha-acid percentage. But at 5 minutes left in the boil the added bittering you'd get if you went full 1oz would be negligible.
Welcome to the club!! Our motto: "No, you didn't ruin it. Now calm down and have a beer!"So I can finally join the "stuck sparge club" haha. Would not recommend!! Thought I could get by with .75# of rice hulls...nope! It's ok though, got it running again and nailed the OG at 1.065. :rockin:
That sounds quite tasty. When I use it as aroma additions I get a bit of subtle minty flavor. Did you get that? Because that would not be a bad thing for this beer :rockin:I actually use all Northern Brewer hops in my rendition, and its phenominal.
Oh dang, yeah 0.5# just barely cuts it for me on 5.5 gallons and I still usually get slow sparge.... whatever, just more time for me to have a homebrew.Just ordered all the ingredients yesterday! Went over to the grocery store and picked up the pumpkin and spices. I forgot to order rice hulls like an idiot I have about a 1/2 pound but I know I'll need more, especially for two batches. Looking forward to brewing this next weekend. I love pumpkin ale season!
Reno_eNVy said:Nice! Was the higher OG on purpose or just some good efficiency?
troyh said:But isn't it bad to have too high an efficiency? Isn't there a risk of extracting too much bad stuff (tannins?) when you get too high?
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