What's the best Pumpkin recipe on here?

[Pardon_My_Flocculance]

Hey All - I want to make a pumpkin brew this weekend, but there are a million pumpkin recipes. I'm curious what the consensus best recipe is. And yes, I know I should have probably been brewing this 30 - 60 days ago...what can I say....I'm a little behind. I've got an Oktoberfest to hold me over. So, any suggestions? Looking for the best AG recipes. Thanks!

 

[Demus]

Check out the current issue of Zymurgy. There's an article on the best in the author's opinion. I've never brewed it but it sounds great...

 

[Beernik]

Mine.

But I'm biased.

I'm trying to decide on citra, mosaic , or calypso hops this year.

 

[SevenFields]

Thunderstruck

 

[TheZymurgist]

Austin Homebrew has a limited edition Pumpkin Pie Cream Ale kit they're selling right now that looks amazing. Just got mine in the mail a couple days ago. Better hurry, though, they only have a few left.

 

[Corneykeg]

I am doing a Pocahontas pumpkin ale right now. 5 days into primary

 

[solavirtus]

Check out the current issue of Zymurgy. There's an article on the best in the author's opinion. I've never brewed it but it sounds great...

I have this one with an 1056 finishing up fermenting. Samples taste and smell awesome. I'm really looking forward to it from around Halloween to Thanksgiving.

 

[Demus]

I have this one with an 1056 finishing up fermenting. Samples taste and smell awesome. I'm really looking forward to it from around Halloween to Thanksgiving.

How'd your mash & sparge go with the pumpkin? Any issues? Any lessons learned?

 

[solavirtus]

How'd your mash & sparge go with the pumpkin? Any issues? Any lessons learned?

Mashing the pumpkin worked really well, and I'm glad I used rice hulls. No sparging issues at all on my 10 gal cooler and false bottom. I also conditioned the malt before milling to keep more husks intact and help lauter. Other than that, I followed the directions in the article pretty close. I heated the pumpkin up in the strike water. It thinned out the pumpkin and I hit temps just fine. I also bought fresh pumpkin pie spice. I think that makes a difference compared the year-old stuff you might have in the pantry. Adding it at knockout seems to have done the trick.