Howdy all! Long time, no chat! Been busier than a one-armed painter here, but the weather is getting warm, which means it’s time to get to brewing. I think I would like to do a pumpkin beer for the fall. I know, I know! Some people are sick of them, but I like them and so do my beer pits/friends. I’ve scratched together a couple of recipes. Which one sounds better?
Option 1 (a Southern Tier PumKing Clone-ish)
Recipe Specifications
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.72 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.090 SG
Estimated Color: 10.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 83.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3 lbs 3.2 oz Pumpkin (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 15.8 %
1 lbs 9.7 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 2 7.9 %
8 lbs 13.4 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 43.6 %
4 lbs 0.3 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 4 19.8 %
1 lbs 0.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5 5.0 %
12.9 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6 4.0 %
12.8 oz Brown Sugar, Light (8.0 SRM) Sugar 7 4.0 %
0.46 oz Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 17.6 IBUs
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
0.91 oz Sterling [7.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 6.8 IBUs
2.0 pkg English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) [35.49 Yeast 11 -
5.00 Items Vanilla Bean (Secondary 14.0 days) Spice 12 -
0.13 tsp Ginger Root (Bottling 0.0 days) Herb 13 -
0.50 tsp Ground Cinnamon (Bottling 5.0 mins) Spice 14 -
0.25 tsp Nutmeg (Bottling 0.0 days) Spice 15 -
0.13 tsp Clove (Bottling 0.0 days) Spice 16 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 20 lbs 4.3 oz
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 24.33 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Add 13.63 qt of water at 200.7 F 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with -0.08 gal water at 168.0 F
Notes:
I know the mash is all jacked up. I have to work on that yet. I have cobbled this together from several sources and think I have ended up with a “kitchen-sink” style mess!
Option 2: Based on Northern Brewer’s Smashing Pumpkin kit:
Recipe Specifications
Boil Size: 6.59 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.88 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 10.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2-Row), US - Rahr (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 69.8 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 23.3 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.7 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.3 %
10.00 lb Pumpkin (Mash 60.0 mins) Herb 5 -
1.00 oz Cluster [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 24.3 IBUs
1.00 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (Boil 0.0 mins) Spice 7 -
1.0 pkg SafAle American Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-05 Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 12.0 oz
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 16.51 qt of water at 161.5 F 152.0 F 75 min
Mash Out Add 6.81 qt of water at 211.4 F 168.0 F 10 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 2.54 gal water at 168.0 F
I am leaning towards the second one from a drinkability standpoint, but I would love for some other opinions. Thanks!