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This is going on my list of 10-gallon batches.

Can you post a photo just for us learners?

I might be biased since I know the brewer, but I've been sampling this every day for a few days and I think it's the best pumpkin beer I've ever had, except for possibly Pumking, and I am a fan of pumpkin beers. It's got a definite pumpkin flavor, just short of sweet like a pumpkin pie, and...

I think it should be suspended, not sitting on the element due to the weight. An induction cooktop plate seems pretty good to me. They cost about $100 and should be very efficient. You just need an induction-compatible pot, i.e., steel or iron, not stainless steel, aluminum or ceramic.

Jennings should've knocked the ball out of the end zone rather than try for a pointless interception. No one asks him about that. Why do we have to pretend that the real refs never make a mistake? And now, if a deal is done, we are going to have to listen to weeks of announcers falling over...

Depending on the decoction, you can use 2/3 of the grain. If the grain bill is 15lbs, that's 10lbs to boil (plus water).

Could a hot plate boil 10lbs of mash? It seems like I'd need a very powerful hot plate. What about an induction cooktop plate?

In spite of the debate about whether decoctions are necessary, this is what is holding me back from going electric. I could use the kitchen burner for decoctions but that means running up and down stairs. I'd prefer to stay in the brewery. Would a double-boiler setup in the brew kettle work...

At 6 weeks now,I think mine is more pumpkin-y than DFH's Punkin, which, I agree, is a bit subtle (but good!).

Taddy Porter was one of those beers for me back in '88 or '89. Damn I'm old.

Wow, there's a homebrew shop in Port Orchard that has obscure ingredients like rice hulls and I can't easily get WLP002 in Seattle. Go figure.

Instead of brewing a beer and aging it for 20 years and hoping it's good, I'd brew the beer every year for 20 years to perfect the recipe and then when he's old enough, it'll be great. He can even help you brew it for his 21st birthday. My kids didn't need to wait that long, though. All 3 of...

You'll enjoy it. Mine is still carbing but it tastes great without it. Where do you get rice hulls? I can't find them anywhere but online.

Ommegang Three Philosophers. Yum! Watching Oregon vs Arizona after brewing a Pumking clone.

I brewed this today, essentially the page 20 recipe. I screwed up with the cinnamon, though: my software doesn't let me enter "3 sticks" of cinnamon so I entered "3 oz" weeks ago assuming I'd double-check it before I brewed. I didn't, being stupid, and put 3 oz of cinnamon in, which is a lot of...

I'm doing the Southern Tier Pumking clone from this site. It'll be my first rainy brew session.

The numbers look close enough to me. It all depends on how much you lose in evaporation when you boil. I lose 17%/hr with a wide kettle, you may lose less. And the pumpkin will absorb some water too. Don't worry about the IBUs. IBU calculations are not accurate because they include too many...

There's inaccurate information on the Internet?!? ;-) The price of everything is equal to its value. The online version costs nothing and the book costs something, so it's not ironic at all that the book is more valuable, it's simple economics. There's no such thing as free beer. :-)

Was this 10 years ago? I live 5 minutes from Bob's Homebrew and it's closer to $2/lb for much of anything. That's if they even have it -- they're usually out of stock or very low, in my experience. I don't know exact prices off the top of my head but when I did the math I was saving almost 50%...

Depends on the grain. I paid about $50 on the low end and about $75 for the most expensive stuff. You basically just eliminate shipping costs compared to online.