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Pump Kin
What do West Virginians do on Halloween?
| Brewer: | Colby Fry | Email: | colbyfry@pa.net | |||||
| Beer: | Pump Kin | Style: | American Amber Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 23 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.066 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.2% v/v (5.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Good Ol' tap H20, hard as hell and thats the way I like it. | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. American crystal 20L .25 lb. British chocolate 1 lb. Flaked oats |
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| Steep: | Steep Grains for 30 mn @ 150F in 3 gallons H2O. Strain and bring to boil. Take pot off heat and add extract, molasses, etc.. Stir until all is disloved!!!! | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.055 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 4 lb. Alexanders Sun Country Wheat Malt 3 lb. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Molasses 5 lb. Libbeys Pumpkin Paste stuff |
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| Pumpkin to be added @ 15 left along with irish moss. 2 cinammon stix tossed in with the moss. |
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| Hops: | 1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 30 min.) |
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| Yeast: | German Ale yeast #1007 Make starter two nights before and prepare to pitch a screamer! |
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| Log: | Pumkin tea to be tossed into the primary... 1 pt H20 boiled, when cooling add spices let sit for 15 minutes. 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp cinnamon stick (crushed) dash allspice dash nutmeg Secondary --> 2 tbsp gelatin add gelatin stabilize at 160 for 15 minutes. mix, mix, mix until gelatin is disolved. Add to secondary and keep at 38F for two weeks..... keg |
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| Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Keg: 11.2 psi @ 38°F | ||||||
| keep in keg for at least 2 weeks after kegging, better after 1 month..... bada bing-- bada boom... pumpkin pie for dessert. (hold the hillbilly) | ||||||||
| Tasting: | TBD, on Halloween........ | |||||||
Recipe posted 09/25/01.
