Pumpkin Recipe Thoughts

[dustinolsen84]

I am brewing a pumpkin brew this weekend and need some advice.

Here is the recipe

8 LBS Amber Extract
1 OZ Chinook
1 TSP Pumpkin Pie Spice
American Ale WYEAST

I plan on only adding the 1OZ of Chinook at 60 minutes and the pumpkin spice at 0 minutes. Is the 1 tsp enough? How about the hops?

 

[VTBrewer07]

I wouldn't use chinook. Chinook is really harsh bittering hop and has a very in your face flavor which would over power any pumpkin flavor. I would use a milder/ cleaner bittering hop like Centennial and let the pumpkin come forward.

 

[KingEd10]

I've used hallertau and opal with good results. Adding any pumpkin to the boil?


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[dustinolsen84]

All I have is Chinook, Cascade, or UK Kent Golding hops. I live in BFE in Wyoming and can't get more. Which of the three would you use in the beer? I was loosly basing it on a clone from the NB Smashing Pumpkin which uses Cluster. Williams didn't sell Cluster so I went with Chinook, which one website is a sub for it.

 

[KingEd10]

Yeah that makes sense.

Cascade would be good but probably only for finishing and if you're looking for a hoppy aroma.

Kent would be nice throughout though (in my opinion). Give you a nice hoppy background but nothing overpowering.

If you're looking for a stronger hoppiness, then by all means use the chinook. Don't think it'll be bad either way.


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[dustinolsen84]

Tapped it last night. It's green but a great flavor. I'm glad I only put in 1tsp of spice

 

[KingEd10]

Whatddya end up bittering with?

 

[enkamania]

I use 1.5 oz of Kent in my recipe

 

[dustinolsen84]

I just went with kent.