Recent content by munklunk

Everybody needs to buy their vanilla beans from topvanilla.com. $12 for 20 beans, and they are awesome. I've used them for years and spiced all of my pumpkin beers with the initial bulk order I got from that site. Also, be careful on how much graham cracker extract you use. A few drops goes a...

So, my last post was n 8/26/2010, and I've been aging the mead out since then. In truth, I stuck a few jars of it on the back of my closet and forgot about it. Happy day? I may rack it one last time to completely eliminate all of the leftover lees on the bottom of the jars, as there is still a...

Thanks for the kind words, John. In all honesty, the three additional additions were our experiment, so I added what I thought sounded right based on other recipes calling for the same ingredients, and tasted until I though it was right. I added all three when I racked the stuff to a keg...

I wouldn't go over 152, and preferably 150-151

Being that you're pitching either 1056 or safeale 05, yes, 65 would be rather perfect. When using a clean, neutral yeast like 1056, I always opt for its dry equivalent both for money and speed. On a different note, I really like the addition of biscuit, just to give it a touch of toastiness...

I'm drinking one right now, and goddamn, no other pumpkin comes close. I want the damn recipe already!

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For the metrically impaired/lazy 2.12kg = 4.67lbs .37kg = .81lbs 21g = .91oz 15g =.52oz 50g = 1.76oz

How did the changes compare to the original. I'm interested in this recipe...

I'm down for a trade when they're all good to go. I'm not going to go over the top on the vanilla. I may use expensive extract instead and tailor it to suit me. It'll be great either way.

Just brewed up a batch of this bad boy, subbing 2/3 cup of molasses for the brown sugar. Gravity came in a bit lower, but I can live with a 5% brew. Smelled like pumpkin pie and autumn. I plan on racking it over 2 vanillla beans after it's 3 week primary. Thanks for he recipe Reno. I'm so stoked.

So, how did your laid back approach work out? It sounds like a rather tempting way to take this beer on (especially since I just had a fabulous bottle of 1809, and I'm jonesin for a lot more)

Any idea on how much to go with? I'm not too sure how much molasses would be too much in this recipe.

Is there a chance I could swing by Friday day sometime? I have a rather big brew day on saturday, and would love to have that big sack good to go. Thanks again for doing all this, mason.

Any thoughts to dropping the brown sugar addition for "molassesy" flavors, and simply adding molasses instead? I made https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f76/samhain-pumpkin-ale-140674/ last year, and kinda dug the layer of flavor that the molasses added. Thoughts?