Pumpkin ale

[abbysdad2006]

Thinking about making this. How does it sound?

5 gallon batch

6 pounds liquid wheat malt extract
8 oz carapils
8 oz caramel 10L
1 cup brown sugar

1 oz mount hood hops (60 min)
1 oz cascade (2 min)

0.5 tsp ground cinnamon (2 min)
0.5 tsp ground nutmeg (2 min)
0.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice (5 min)

1 pkg ringwood yeast

Thanks.

 

[wolvesinferno45]

Last time I made a pumpkin ale I coated the seeds in brown sugar and cinnamon, roasted them and used that instead of the actual pumpkin. Best pumpkin ale I ever made.

 

[cadwaladr]

Last time I made a pumpkin ale I coated the seeds in brown sugar and cinnamon, roasted them and used that instead of the actual pumpkin. Best pumpkin ale I ever made.

did you grind them with the grain and put it into the mash?

 

[wolvesinferno45]

nope. I scooped them out of the pumpkin, gave them a light rinse, coated them, roasted them, and added them directly to the boil for 1 hour. poured the wort through a strainer into the primary. I also used about 12 lbs of malt extract, sort of an imperial pumkin was what I was shooting for. I made another batch the other day but unfortunately I lost my records from the incredible one I made last year so its a new recipie. Obviously there is an absence of pumpkins this time of year but the bulk food section of my grocer sells raw, shelled pumpkin seeds so i coated, roasted, and threw a pound of those in my boil. Curious how it will turn out.

 

[eryk4381]

nope. I scooped them out of the pumpkin, gave them a light rinse, coated them, roasted them, and added them directly to the boil for 1 hour. poured the wort through a strainer into the primary. I also used about 12 lbs of malt extract, sort of an imperial pumkin was what I was shooting for. I made another batch the other day but unfortunately I lost my records from the incredible one I made last year so its a new recipie. Obviously there is an absence of pumpkins this time of year but the bulk food section of my grocer sells raw, shelled pumpkin seeds so i coated, roasted, and threw a pound of those in my boil. Curious how it will turn out.

About how much did you end up using seed wise???