Seven
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I'm planning to brew this in the next few weeks and will age it for a year as the author suggests. Curious if anyone else has tried this beer and what their results were.
For yeast I'm considering WLP007 but I've also read that Wyeast 1056 or 1272 might be good choices as well.
Recipe by Scott Jackson, Zymurgy (Sep/Oct 2013)
The Great Pumpkin - Imperial Pumpkin Ale
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Batch Size: 5.0 gal
Original gravity: 1.118
Final gravity: 1.020
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name
15 lbs Pale Malt (6 Row)
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 lbs Victory Malt
0.5 lbs Rice hulls
3 lbs Pumpkin (canned)
1 lbs Honey (wildflower)
1.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins)
1.00 Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (McCormick) (Flameout)
2 lbs Cane (Beet) Sugar
1 lbs Maple Syrup
Mash
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Protein rest 120.0 F 10 min
Saccharification 150.0 F 60 min
Mash Out 168.0 F 10 min
Author's notes:
Mix/dissolve pumpkin in water on the stovetop before adding to mash.
Add honey at the end of the boil. Recipe recommends wildflower honey.
Use whatever monster yeast you have a lot of. Ferment at 68F for two weeks, add more oxygen 24 hrs after pitching yeast.
Add maple syrup and more yeast nutrient on day 4 of primary fermentation. Add 1 lb beet sugar and additional yeast on day 6. Add 1 lb beet sugar on day 8.
Age as long as possible, at least a year.
For yeast I'm considering WLP007 but I've also read that Wyeast 1056 or 1272 might be good choices as well.
Recipe by Scott Jackson, Zymurgy (Sep/Oct 2013)
The Great Pumpkin - Imperial Pumpkin Ale
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.0 gal
Original gravity: 1.118
Final gravity: 1.020
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name
15 lbs Pale Malt (6 Row)
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 lbs Victory Malt
0.5 lbs Rice hulls
3 lbs Pumpkin (canned)
1 lbs Honey (wildflower)
1.50 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins)
1.00 Tbsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (McCormick) (Flameout)
2 lbs Cane (Beet) Sugar
1 lbs Maple Syrup
Mash
----------------------------
Protein rest 120.0 F 10 min
Saccharification 150.0 F 60 min
Mash Out 168.0 F 10 min
Author's notes:
Mix/dissolve pumpkin in water on the stovetop before adding to mash.
Add honey at the end of the boil. Recipe recommends wildflower honey.
Use whatever monster yeast you have a lot of. Ferment at 68F for two weeks, add more oxygen 24 hrs after pitching yeast.
Add maple syrup and more yeast nutrient on day 4 of primary fermentation. Add 1 lb beet sugar and additional yeast on day 6. Add 1 lb beet sugar on day 8.
Age as long as possible, at least a year.