Pumpkin pie imperial stout recipe help

So i have been trying to find a clone for Saint Arnolds Pumpkinator/DR9 for years now. It was an absolutely incredible imperial pumpkin stout that was like literally drinking pumpkin pie. It was insane. So with my efforts in trying to get close to making something half as good, here is my recipe that i need some serious help with. I dont have any software like beersmith to find out what my numbers should be so if anyone could help me that would be great! i will take absolutely any help that i can get! thanks!

Rumpkin Russian Imperial Stout

9 lbs- Light DME
1lb Dark DME
.75 lb Roasted Barley (Briess) (300.0 SRM)
.5lb Biscuit
1 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 6-Row (Briess) (80.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Chocolate malt
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM)
0.25 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)



“Cake” - Cook in oven for 1 hour at 350. Add at boil for 60 min

75 oz –Carmelized Canned Pumpkin
1 lb – Brown Sugar
12oz- Molasses (molasses baked on top of the pumpkin)
1 Tbls - Pumpkin Pie Spice (baked on top of cake)

“boil”-
DME +
1 oz Liberty hops (60 min)
.5 oz Cascade Hops (30 min)
1 cinnamon stick (30 min)
.25 tbls nutmeg (30 min)

Primary – 2-3 weeks (pitch 2 packs S-05)

Secondary- Add “Tea”
“Tea”- Make Tea while brewing. Let sit in jar until moved into secondary. Add at secondary.
6 oz –Spiced Rum (Sailor Jerrys)
2 Tbls- Pumpkin Pie Spce

Secondary- 2 Months


I plan on bottling the batch in bombers. All will be primed naturally and aged until Halloween ish.

 

That beer is damn tasty! There's still a bottle in the fridge from last years offering that's waiting until this Halloween. I don't really have any input other than why 1# of Dark DME? Why not stick to 10# light DME? I really want to see how this comes out, great beer and good luck!

 

Ha luckily I still have three bottles! And ok, I'll just use light. I had just saw a few imperial stout include that in there. Figured it was worth a try but I don't think it is necessary

 

So here are my little revised recipe so far. Please more critiques!

Rumpkin Russian Imperial Stout

10 lbs- Light DME
.75 lb Roasted Barley (Briess) (300.0 SRM)
.5lb Biscuit
1 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 6-Row (Briess) (80.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Chocolate malt
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM)
0.25 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM)



“Cake” - Cook in oven for 1 hour at 350. Add at boil for 60 min

75 oz –Carmelized Canned Pumpkin
1 lb – Brown Sugar
12oz- Molasses (molasses baked on top of the pumpkin)
1 Tbls - Pumpkin Pie Spice (baked on top of cake)

“boil”-
DME +
1 oz Liberty hops (60 min)
.5 oz Cascade Hops (30 min)
1 cinnamon stick (30 min)
.25 tbls nutmeg (30 min)

Primary – 2-3 weeks (pitch 2 packs S-05)

Secondary- Add “Tea”
“Tea”- Make Tea while brewing. Let sit in jar until moved into secondary. Add at secondary.
6 oz –Spiced Rum (Sailor Jerrys)
2 Tbls- Pumpkin Pie Spce

Secondary- 2 Months

 

Hey there. Just wondering if you ended up brewing this recipe. I'm curious to know how the brew went. I suppose it is too early to provide tasting notes, but what did you think of the wort (assuming you tasted it)?

 

Anyone brewed this? Success or no? And what kind of yeast did you throw in it?