Aaaah, the pumpkin pale ale I've been waiting for since 9/23/09 brewday.
8 oz 2-row malt
8 oz Caramel malt (80 lov)
6 lbs light extract
6 lbs fresh, baked, ground pumpkin with steeping grains and kept in boil
1 oz cluster in boil
1/2 oz cascade in finish
flame out spices
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 oz vanilla extract
og 1.040
fg 1.010
So the spices are present and the pumpkin is faint, but there. It doesn't hit you over the head with pumpkin. You can taste the base beer well so it's a good balance.
I used lots of tricks from this forum-late extract brew, cold crash, gelatin, a ladie's knee high autosiphon filter, and bottled with 2/3 cup brown sugar.
It's going to go well with Turkey and Football!
8 oz 2-row malt
8 oz Caramel malt (80 lov)
6 lbs light extract
6 lbs fresh, baked, ground pumpkin with steeping grains and kept in boil
1 oz cluster in boil
1/2 oz cascade in finish
flame out spices
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 oz vanilla extract
og 1.040
fg 1.010
So the spices are present and the pumpkin is faint, but there. It doesn't hit you over the head with pumpkin. You can taste the base beer well so it's a good balance.
I used lots of tricks from this forum-late extract brew, cold crash, gelatin, a ladie's knee high autosiphon filter, and bottled with 2/3 cup brown sugar.
It's going to go well with Turkey and Football!