walcotteric
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Planning on brewing this beer today or tomorrow. Any major changes from original recipe that I should know about?
Made this over the weekend. Some how I got the worst efficiency I have ever had and wound up with an OG of 1.074... My water calculations were off as well and I have 11.25 gallons of wort fermenting. None the less I'm still hoping it tastes as good as it smells...
jwible204 said:Your water volume is the reason why your efficiency was so low. If you boiled that down to your 10 gallons, it would increase your OG by about 10%.
I add them right to the keg, then rack onto them. I'd suggest boiling up about 1/4 cup of water, then let it cool and add the spice once it reaches 180. The vanilla extract I use is literally just vodka with vanilla beans that have been soaking for a few years, so it is sterile by default.
Excited to make this! Ill use actual pumpkin though. It'll be interesting cause I've never added anything else but grain to my mash
I always just add the spices to an ounce or so of bourbon or rum. That way the heat doesn't volatilize any of the aromatics, and the rum is a nice, but subtle, flavor addition that fits very well.
Yea I know I had a minor mishap in my calculations. I am going make it again soon. My fermentation however has been crazy so far with s04.
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Good thing I had garbage bags below them.
jwible204 said:I'd recommend baking/roasting the pumpkin before mashing it with some brown sugar and spices, otherwise it doesn't lend much to the beer.
What kind of yeast were you using? With a lower volume lime that you might be OK with a single smack pack and you will be fine if it was a dry yeast. With liquid cultures your best bet is to always make a starter a day or two in advance of brew day. It does make a difference
Well, maybe I was a bit ambitious. This was my very first "non-Mr. Beer" homebrew. I spent a couple weeks reading up on HBT and convinced myself I could do an all-grain as my first real home brew. Boy, am I tired.
I scaled my recipe to 3.5 Gallons, substituted Saaz for Sterling because my local homebrew shop did not have any Sterling (and it was suggested on this thread). I did not really understand how much grain an "all grain" recipe encompassed.
I ended at 1.080 OG, which I'm thrilled with, all things considered. I let my boil go a bit longer because I felt my wort volume was a bit high. I didn't really know if a yeast starter was necessary, but I went ahead and made one anyways. This smelled delicious when I was finished.
I headed a bunch of other's advice and left myself tons of room in my primary because I *expect* a vigorous fermentation. I have about 3.5 gallons with 3 gallons of room. I also put in a blow-off tube, which may have been over-kill.
Thanks for all of the feedback, everyone.
From philly?
Thinking of adding a Vanilla bean soaked in some kind of alcohol when i transfer into secondary in 2 weeks or so. I know vodka is usually the standard booze of choice when soaking beans, but has anyone use anything else?
Haha you guys really didn't read much of this thread, did you? I suggested Bourbon or Rum not more than 2 pages back.
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