Autumn Seasonal Beer Punkin' Ale

[DagoBrewer]

Just kegged and carbed my IIPA version off of this recipe. Turned out really good, hoppy and just down right rediculous! Not sure if anyone can answer this but, my FG hydro sample was super clear, cold crashed for a week and kegged but its murky orange color now.. I used irish moss, everything done as it should be.. is it chill haze? Or...??

 

[ih8lag]

Brewed this up last night for the 2014 edition I made a few recipe changes because I have switched from a batch sparge set-up to a recirculating no sparge set-up so the grain bill had to change.

I adjusted the Grain bill to be
12.25lbs of 2-row
1lbs crystal 60
1lbs victory
2 large cans of E.D. Smith pumpkin puree

1oz Mt. Hood 60mins
.5oz Mt. Hood for 5 mins
Whirlfloc 15 mins
1.5tbsp Clubhouse Pumpkin pie spice 5min

Yeast
WLP001 in a 1.5 liter starter

Instead of doing the pumpkin in the mash I steeped it in the kettle while recirculating in a home-made bag made from mosquito netting.

I kinda step mashed this as well at 152 for 30 then stepped it up to 156 for about 20 checked for conversion then stepped up to 168 then mashed out once I hit 168.
I ended up right on target at 1.065.

I smell very little hop and spice character but taste is incredible you get very little hints of pumpkin and the spices its like drinking pumpkin pie.

Its happily fermenting at about 18-19 right now in the SS BrewBucket.

 

[waltzbrewingco]

Racked into secondary today. Looks and smells good. A little hazy but I'm going to cold crash before I bottle in a few weeks.

 

[dsaavedra]

So I only did a 2.5 gallon batch of this stuff and pitched S-04 dry. Had fermentation when I woke up the next morning but the krausen never really got too high. Fermentation started on Friday and appeared to be finished, krausen dropped and everything, by Sunday. Is this pretty typical? I was thinking that maybe since it was only 2.5 gallons the krausen wouldn't be as big because there is less of whatever it is that makes krausen (proteins?) in 2.5 gallons vs 5 gallons.

I've heard S-04 is a quick fermenter but damn! I was sitting here worried that I had the beer too cold in my swamp cooler (I tried to keep the water temp in the upper 50's so the beer would be in the low 60's) because the krausen was so low and then it stopped and dropped krausen. Haven't taken a gravity reading yet.

 

[ruger988]

So I only did a 2.5 gallon batch of this stuff and pitched S-04 dry. Had fermentation when I woke up the next morning but the krausen never really got too high. Fermentation started on Friday and appeared to be finished, krausen dropped and everything, by Sunday. Is this pretty typical? I was thinking that maybe since it was only 2.5 gallons the krausen wouldn't be as big because there is less of whatever it is that makes krausen (proteins?) in 2.5 gallons vs 5 gallons.

I've heard S-04 is a quick fermenter but damn! I was sitting here worried that I had the beer too cold in my swamp cooler (I tried to keep the water temp in the upper 50's so the beer would be in the low 60's) because the krausen was so low and then it stopped and dropped krausen. Haven't taken a gravity reading yet.

I certainly wouldn't think it'd be done fermenting that quick. Just got off to a vigorous start and settled down. Take some gravity readings in a week or so and go from there.

 

[dsaavedra]

Yeah I'm not sure whats going on. It was definitely fermenting because I did get krausen and I could see the yeast churning around inside the carboy, but now I see no krausen or movement. Maybe it did finish. Its worth noting that I put an entire 11.5g packet of S-04 into the 2.5 gallon batch, so maybe that helped it get going?

I will take a gravity reading probably early next week. Any tips on getting a sample out? I only have 2.5 gallons of beer in a 6 gallon better bottle, so I can't exactly reach it with my turkey baster. I was thinking either using my sanitized auto siphon to fill up a hydrometer tube, or sanitizing my hydrometer and just lowering it into the carboy with some fishing line also sanitized). I am leaning towards lowering my hydrometer right into the carboy because it seems like that would leave less room for things to go wrong (infections, spills, etc).

 

[tedcadigan]

So, brewed this on Sept 1, just realized I added 1.5 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice to the boil, not the 1.5 tablespoons I should have. What is the best way to add more spice? I am not doing a secondary these days so I can either add it in and mix it back up (?) or rack to secondary and add it there. Any advice?


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[DrunkleJon]

go ahead and add it. Or make a tincture (add it to some vodka or something else alcoholic) and add it at packaging time until it tastes good.

 

[Clweed]

So, brewed this on Sept 1, just realized I added 1.5 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice to the boil, not the 1.5 tablespoons I should have. What is the best way to add more spice? I am not doing a secondary these days so I can either add it in and mix it back up (?) or rack to secondary and add it there. Any advice?


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I brewed this recipe a few weeks ago. While it was in the primary I ordered the Pumpkin Spice pack from Austin homebrew and "dry hopped" with it in the secondary.

Taste Great! I might have to brew another batch because this one probably wont make it to Fall

 

[Reno_eNVy]

So, brewed this on Sept 1, just realized I added 1.5 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice to the boil, not the 1.5 tablespoons I should have. What is the best way to add more spice? I am not doing a secondary these days so I can either add it in and mix it back up (?) or rack to secondary and add it there. Any advice?


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go ahead and add it. Or make a tincture (add it to some vodka or something else alcoholic) and add it at packaging time until it tastes good.

This! Tincture is the best way to go. Tablespoon of spice, mix it up with some vodka, let that mixture sit for about a week then strain through coffee filter. Before bottling/kegging, take a measured sample of beer and add a measured amount of the tincture. Add/subtract to your taste until you find what tastes best and then scale up to the full batch.

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

Getting ready to brew this on Monday. Looks like I'll be using my glass carboy for this 2 month fermentation. Using US-05, what temp do you recommend? 68F-70F ok? and will I need a blow off tube?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I'd recommend closer to 65°F

And yeah a blow off tube is probably a good thing.

 

[joe_brewer]

Brewing this now. After cooking the pumpkin I added some of the water going into the MLT to it and thinned it out, also adding plenty of rice hulls trying to avoid a stuck sparge.

 

[dobes]

brewed 10 gallon of this back in august. Tapped my first keg yesterday. This beer is great.
One change I made was I only added 2 tsp of spice per 5 gallon (soaked in vodka) after fermentation was complete let it sit for a week then keg.
I used pumpkin pie spice from Penzeys.
The spice of the beer is subtle but this makes it really nice if you want to rim the glass with spice, or just put a dash on the foam for a different look.
Only problem I had was 2 lbs of rice hulls were not enough for a 10 gallon batch. I use a copper manifold and it plugged up a few times-but well worth it!!

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

I'd recommend closer to 65°F

And yeah a blow off tube is probably a good thing.

okie dokie, thanks

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

Brewed exactly as posted except yeast (Dennys Fav 50) on 8/6 and bottled 9/13. Got 49 bottles that should be ready by Halloween.
OG 1.072 FG 1.010.
Mashed at 156, but 90 minute slooow fly sparge let temp drop & finish dryer despite 1lb rice hulls
Spice flavor was mild, but present, at bottling.
Thanks for a great recipe Reno!

 

[DagoBrewer]

Getting ready to brew this on Monday. Looks like I'll be using my glass carboy for this 2 month fermentation. Using US-05, what temp do you recommend? 68F-70F ok? and will I need a blow off tube?

What part of **** do you live in?

 

[PackerfaninSanDiego]

What part of **** do you live in?

It reads Ramona under my avatar

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

Alright guys, I have posted a review video of this beer on YouTube. This beer is delicious!!!!!!

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3hefW2XmI&feature=youtu.be[/ame]

 

[Peruvian802]

Alright guys, I have posted a review video of this beer on YouTube. This beer is delicious!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3hefW2XmI&feature=youtu.be

7.5% abv is not really "sessionable".

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

Well, I meant by how easy it is to throw back compared to sucking down a porter or stout lol

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

A sessionable is between 3 and 5% abv but you can throw back these beers pretty easy.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Alright guys, I have posted a review video of this beer on YouTube. This beer is delicious!!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3hefW2XmI&feature=youtu.be

Great video!

A sessionable is between 3 and 5% abv but you can throw back these beers pretty easy.

Agreed

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

Thanks Reno. I don't know if this will last til October lol!

 

[waltzbrewingco]

I'm freaking stoked after watching that. I should be doing a tasting in about 3 weeks.

 

[StoutNoDoubt]

I'm freaking stoked after watching that. I should be doing a tasting in about 3 weeks.

Sweet! I'd like to see if others have a similar outcome with this one. This is a very tasty brew.


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[thelouisvillekyle]

Should I use 2/3 cup table sugar to prime a 5 gallon batch of bottles?

 

[madcore]

7.5 drink one and feeling good.... Now I feel like a drunk.


Umm mines been left in primary for what 15 days now guess time to keg and let age some more

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[StoutNoDoubt]

Should I use 2/3 cup table sugar to prime a 5 gallon batch of bottles?

It seems the general consensus from what I have read mentions doing at MOST 2/3 of a cup. Anywhere between 1/2 and 2/3 of a cup would be a safe dose of sugar to a 5 gallon batch. Sorry I can't give you an exact answer but I think if you go with 2/3 of a cup, you should be fine.

 

[Bono09]

Should I use 2/3 cup table sugar to prime a 5 gallon batch of bottles?

I used a priming calculator and it had me do 2.7oz of Priming Sugar. It was right about 2/3 of a cup. Also took a tiny sip of this in a shot glass. Tastes awesome, nice Brown Sugar kick at the end.