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Pumpkin Head Ale

Its time to brew a Fall beer.

Cut up pumpkin (make sure you use a cooking pumpkin {smaller}and not a carving one) removing skin and seeds.

Dice up flesh and cook 4 lbs at 325° in oven for an hour. Mash into pulp set aside 1 tbs of pulp

Brewer: Muzzlehead Email: muzzlects@<remove>yahoo.com
Beer: Pumpkin Head Ale Style: English Pale Ale
Type: Partial mash Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
18 HCU (~11 SRM)
Bitterness: 9 IBU
OG: 1.068 FG: 1.012
Alcohol: 7.2% v/v (5.7% w/w)
Grain: 1 lb. Belgian Pilsner
1 lb. German Munich
4.0 oz. American crystal 60L
8 oz. Rolled oats
4 lb. Cooked Pumpkin
Mash: 60% efficiency
I use 3 grain bags (2 for pumpkin pulp) thus a conservative efficiency
Place all grains and pulp (room temp)in 2.5 gallons of water at 160° giving you 151° mash. Hold temp for on hour. Sparge each bag with 1.25 quarts of water.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.107 3.5 gallons
6 lb. Light malt extract
1 lb. Brown sugar
Add 1 tbs of pulp at last 15 min of boil. Add vanilla and spices at flame out.
Hops: 1 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 60 min.)
!!!.5 (each) oz. Nutmeg & Ginger (aroma)
!!!.5 (each) oz. Cinnamon & Clove (aroma)
!!!1 tsp oz. Vanilla (aroma)
Yeast: Burton White Labs with a starter I used a 1500 ml at 1.050 OG About 6 oz DME

Recipe posted 09/20/05.