Pumpkin Beer - Opinions

[malaroo978]

Hi Guys,

After opinions on this recipe for an upcoming brew. I have grown pumpkins this year and wanted to do a pumpkin beer (I loved the Pumking that wychwood did although this will be nothing like it!)

So thoughts are the below:

25L Batch Size (fermenter)

Malts:

3.8KG Maris Otter Pale
1KG Crystal 55L
1KG Munich Malt
0.5KG Flaked Barley

Hops:

45g Goldings 5% Pellets 60 min boil

Other:

1.8KG roasted pumpkin 60mins boil

Pumpkin Pie Spice: 1/2 teaspoon tea infusion to the keg

Yeast: S04

OG: 1.058
FG: 1.014
ABV: 5.7%
IBU: 23

[chefgage]

How did this turn out (assuming you made it)? Every year i say i am going to do a pumkin ale but never get round it.

[HTH1975]

I’d advise to buy one before brewing this style - I’d planned a brew for ages and didn’t like the Wychwood one at all (I do normally like their beers).

[chefgage]

I’d advise to buy one before brewing this style - I’d planned a brew for ages and didn’t like the Wychwood one at all (I do normally like their beers).

Had a few different pumkin ales in the past, some good some not so good.

[chefgage]

I’d advise to buy one before brewing this style - I’d planned a brew for ages and didn’t like the Wychwood one at all (I do normally like their beers).

Had a few different pumkin ales in the past, some good some not so good. So i do like the style and taste.

[Dads_Ale]

Use butternut squash instead of pumpkin and don’t come go too mad with the spices

[malaroo978]

Only 6/7 weeks late to reply...

I messed up on this one - was only 3rd brew in the new unit. Efficiency was low and I ended up with 25 litres. So I ended up at 4% rather than 5.7% (High FG too).

I still have some - nice amber colour and good flavour. Nothing too overpowering but you can taste the spices. I put half a teaspoon into 19 litres... and you can taste it well. Some people put a lot more in but not what I was going for.

It would have been nicer if I'd improved the efficiency and the FG had finished lower (was 1.014). Alcohol of 5-5.5% suit the style.

[Rookie]

Sounds like it turned out okay.