Autumn Seasonal Beer Punkin' Ale

[D_Nyholm]

I did. 3 weeks primary 4 days secondary/cold crash 2 of which was with gelatin to drop of the yeast out.

Cool, sounds good. I'll give it another week and then cold crash it for a few before I keg. As long as it is ready by October I am good to go. Wish I could age it a little longer.

Can't stop taking gravity/taste samples though. Unfortunately mine got down to 1.012 and is almost 7%! Wish I had a little more sweetness in it.

 

[matt1622]

Brew this beer this morning, OG spot on.

 

[mcbrews]

Brewing this today! A little worried with the sparge and the high gravity. Anyway here I go.

 

[nman1965]

We just brewed a batch last night and I was told to put a can or so of pumpkin in the secondary. Kit came with spices. Thoughts?

 

[DrunkleJon]

throwing a can or two in secondary will displace a lot of beer. Just a thought.

 

[Medevac_Chief]

I swapped out German hersbrucker hops cause the site I ordered from didn't have what the original recipe called for... Any thoughts on how the sub will work out?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I swapped out German hersbrucker hops cause the site I ordered from didn't have what the original recipe called for... Any thoughts on how the sub will work out?

Basically any noble hop will work. But as far as different strains of Hallertaur, either Hersbrucker or Mittlefreuh (sp?) will do just fine.

 

[h22lude]

When I entered this into BeerSmith, my estimated OG came out at 1.074. Any reason for the almost 10 point discrepancy?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

When I entered this into BeerSmith, my estimated OG came out at 1.074. Any reason for the almost 10 point discrepancy?

Ah, good catch! I award you 10 internets.

It's supposed to be for 5.5 gallons. Sadly, I can't edit the bolded listing of the brews attributes.

And any discrepancies from there are probably just differences in hardware, % efficiency, etc.

 

[h22lude]

Ah, good catch! I award you 10 internets.

It's supposed to be for 5.5 gallons. Sadly, I can't edit the bolded listing of the brews attributes.

And any discrepancies from there are probably just differences in hardware, % efficiency, etc.

Sweet, now I have enough internets to buy myself a nice new domain name. Thanks lol

Yeah, when I change it to 5.5 gallons my OG is now only 2 points off. Works for me.

 

[ClemTiger0408]

I just got done bottling the extract version of this. Followed the recipe exactly except used S-05 instead of S-04.

My OG was 1.068 and my FG went all the way down to 1.008.

I used 2 packs of S-05. What would cause my FG to drop down so much? I kept the temp around 65* for the first 4 days and then it hovered around 72* for the rest of the fermentation. It was fermenting for 4 weeks total.

Why did the FG end up so low?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

The low FG might be related to the extract. It's possible you got extract that has less fermentable sugars and more non-fermentables.

 

[FLBrew]

The low FG might be related to the extract. It's possible you got extract that has less fermentable sugars and more non-fermentables.

This would be the opposite, right? Less fermentable sugars would cause a higher higher final gravity.

 

[D_Nyholm]

This would be the opposite, right? Less fermentable sugars would cause a higher higher final gravity.

Yeah. In my experience, extract is usually a little less fermentable. I usually can't get much lower than 1.015 with it.

 

[hio3791]

I just got done bottling the extract version of this. Followed the recipe exactly except used S-05 instead of S-04.

My OG was 1.068 and my FG went all the way down to 1.008.

I used 2 packs of S-05. What would cause my FG to drop down so much? I kept the temp around 65* for the first 4 days and then it hovered around 72* for the rest of the fermentation. It was fermenting for 4 weeks total.

Why did the FG end up so low?

It's the yeast. US05 is a monster and attenuates extremely well.. I just kegged a beer last night (fermented with US05) that finished at 1.006. I was aiming for a dry beer so I expected that. If I want to finish higher, I mash a few degrees higher than what the recipe calls for. Since you used extract and can't control mash temps, the yeast took you for a ride.

 

[brew2enjoy]

Brewing up a 10 gal batch of this now. I brewed two 5 gal batches last year. Apparently 1 lb of rice hulls for the 10 gal batch isn't enough Probably gonna take an hour to sparge

 

[n240sxguy]

Brewing up a 10 gal batch of this now. I brewed two 5 gal batches last year. Apparently 1 lb of rice hulls for the 10 gal batch isn't enough Probably gonna take an hour to sparge

I used 2lbs, my first time to ever use them, and they worked great.

 

[AndMan3030]

You are correct sir!

 

[Reno_eNVy]

This would be the opposite, right? Less fermentable sugars would cause a higher higher final gravity.

Yeah, I messed up. I've been staying/working in BFN eastern Nevada, working 14 hours every day for close to 6 months now so I'm not nearly as sharp as normal.

It indeed should have read "more fermentables" and "less non-fermentables"

 

[atimmerman88]

My own recipe is near identical, and goes from 1.072 to 1.008ish everytime, with a small backboost of lactose. I have had nothing but rave reviews. Love the early fall warmer imho.

Yeah. I just finished bottling after a cold crash, and did end up adding a cup of lactose, along with an ounce of vanilla for that "whipped cream" finish.

I'll post picks in a few weeks and some tasting notes as well. I think it attenuated more because my mash temp dropped to 152 when I stirred in the pumpkin ;( Unfermented sample out of the bucket with the additions tasted awesome though! Spices need to mingle in the bottle a bit yet, but its a winner!

I did some experiments with lactose and vanilla extract in some Post Road Pumpkin Ale last night.

All experiments ended not-so-good. Nothing conclusive here because I was just f-ing around, but it made me consider skipping both in my next pumpkin beer.

It looks like a few people have used lactose in this at bottling...

WLP001 chewed mine from 1.069 down to 1.01, tastes a bit thin. I'd like to have the desired body that it should've had around 1.018. Any ball park on quantity of lactose to add?

 

[ClusterFunk]

Hey All - Apologies if this was already asked. I'm on a time crunch for my brew day tomorrow and want to get some prep done tonight. Has anyone had any luck baking the canned pumpkin the night before and keeping it cooled overnight? Make sense to keep it in the fridge overnight, let it warm up a bit tomorrow and get it right into the mash?

Cheers-

 

[PastorofMuppets]

if your pumpkin is low in temperature it will destory your target mash temp. I had mine piping hot from the oven and heated my strike water a few degrees more than normal for my system and still came in low after dough in and adding pumpkin.

 

[ChrisL_]

Hey All - Apologies if this was already asked. I'm on a time crunch for my brew day tomorrow and want to get some prep done tonight. Has anyone had any luck baking the canned pumpkin the night before and keeping it cooled overnight? Make sense to keep it in the fridge overnight, let it warm up a bit tomorrow and get it right into the mash?

Cheers-

See if your oven has a timer. I put mine in the night before with the timer set so it is ready when I wake up in the morning.

 

[n240sxguy]

Hey All - Apologies if this was already asked. I'm on a time crunch for my brew day tomorrow and want to get some prep done tonight. Has anyone had any luck baking the canned pumpkin the night before and keeping it cooled overnight? Make sense to keep it in the fridge overnight, let it warm up a bit tomorrow and get it right into the mash?

Cheers-

I baked mine at night before my last midnight shift and let it sit in the oven over night, and mashed in when I got home. Worked fine.

 

[hawgwild81]

Brewed this yesterday. Can't wait to try it when its done. It smells amazing.

 

[jaydog2314]

if your pumpkin is low in temperature it will destory your target mash temp. I had mine piping hot from the oven and heated my strike water a few degrees more than normal for my system and still came in low after dough in and adding pumpkin.

Agreed I baked mine a few hours before mashing in and then put it in a bowl covered so it was probably a bit warmer than room temp but it dropped my mash temp a decent and i had to heat another gallon to just get close to mash temp from the original post.

 

[Matteo57]

It looks like a few people have used lactose in this at bottling...

WLP001 chewed mine from 1.069 down to 1.01, tastes a bit thin. I'd like to have the desired body that it should've had around 1.018. Any ball park on quantity of lactose to add?

My first batch of this I added some lactose to it and it was one of my all time favorite beers I've made! It was fantastic! I am so pissed because I just added it as a last thought. From memory, which is probably off by a bit, I didn't add much. Pretty sure I only added around .35-.5 pounds of it. Just a slight bit but nothing crazy. Probably more around .5lb of it, but again can't remember.
I'm going to brew this beer up in another 3-4 weeks from now and will probably add around .5 lbs.
Let me know what you end up doing and how it turns out!

Prost!

 

[atimmerman88]

My first batch of this I added some lactose to it and it was one of my all time favorite beers I've made! It was fantastic! I am so pissed because I just added it as a last thought. From memory, which is probably off by a bit, I didn't add much. Pretty sure I only added around .35-.5 pounds of it. Just a slight bit but nothing crazy. Probably more around .5lb of it, but again can't remember.
I'm going to brew this beer up in another 3-4 weeks from now and will probably add around .5 lbs.
Let me know what you end up doing and how it turns out!

Prost!

Ok!

I picked up a lb, I'll try and do some research but 1/2# was what I was thinking.

Also, I've never used it before, I am going to be getting only sweetness or body & sweetness

 

[NicoleBrewer]

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[bigmike99]

Was leaning towards bottling this originally but might keg it since I have a spot open. Anyone try it both ways with better results ??