Pumpkin Beer

Brewer: Chris Wessel

  • Batch Size: 5.50 gal Style: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer (30A)
  • Boil Size: 7.24 gal Style Guide: BJCP 2015
  • Color: 13.5 SRM Equipment: Chris Equipment
  • Bitterness: 46.6 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
  • Est OG: 1.088 (21.0° P) Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
  • Est FG: 1.020 SG (5.0° P) Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
  • ABV: 9.1% Taste Rating: 30.0
  • Brewhouse Efficency 66%

Ingredients - Amount Name Type #

  • 15 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1
  • 2 lbs Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SRM) Grain 2
  • 12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3
  • 3.6 lbs Pumpkin (Mash 60 min) Misc 4
  • 8.0 oz Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 SRM) Grain 5
  • 1.0 oz Magnum [15.0%] - Boil 60 min Hops 6
  • 12.0 oz Dememera Sugar [Boil for 60 min] (2.0 SRM) Grain 7
  • 4.0 oz Brown Sugar, Light [Boil for 60 min] (8.0 SRM) Grain 8
  • 1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) Misc 9
  • 1.0 oz Sterling [8.7%] - Boil 10 min Hops 10
  • 0.75 tsp Ginger Root (Boil 5 min) Misc 11
  • 3.00 Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5 min) Misc 12
  • 0.50 tsp Allspice (Boil 5 min) Misc 13
  • 0.50 tsp Clove Whole (Boil 5 min) Misc 14
  • 0.50 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 5 min) Misc 15
  • 2 pkgs Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 16
  • 1.00 tsp Capella water soluble Graham Cracker Extract (Secondary 0 min) Misc 17
  • 1.00 tsp Pumpkin pie spice (Secondary 0 min) Misc 18
  • 1.00 Vanilla Tincture (Secondary 0 min) Misc 19

Taste Notes

May need to mash higher to avoid using lactos

Notes

All grains and pumpkin go in the mash. If the pumpkin is in the boil you will most likely lose a gallon of water, and have a tough time straining the pumpkin out. If you really want to put the pumpkin into the boil then you should use a grain bag or filter the wort before racking to your primary. The pumpkin should be cleaned and cut into small cubes and baked for 45 mins at 350, then mashed and coated with honey. Then baked for another 45 mins at 350. If using Canned pumpkin coat with honey and roast at 350 for 45 mins or untill darkened.Let it cool to 154 and add to mash. For the vanilla bean vodka solution, two vanilla beans are cut in half. The seeds and goodies are then scraped into 4oz of vodka. Let the vodka sit for two weeks add whole tincture to beer.