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The Headless Horseman - Imperial Pumpkin Ale
Ferment in primary at 70° F for 3 to 7 days or until airlock stops bubbling. Allow 2 to 3 weeks in secondary at 70° F, then keg and force carbonate. Cold condition for a month before serving.
| Brewer: | Chris Ungvarsky | Email: | cungvarsky@aspexcorp.com | |||||
| Beer: | The Headless Horseman - Imperial Pumpkin Ale | Style: | Spiced Fruit Beer (American Amber Ale Base) | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 28 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.078 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.9% v/v (6.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 1 tsp Gypsum | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American crystal 40L 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) .5 oz. British chocolate 29 oz. Libby's Natural Pumpkin |
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| Mash: | 65% efficiency | |||||||
| Place grain and pumpkin evenly distributed two grain bags in 2 gal of cool water. Bring to 157° F, hold for 30 min. Raise temp to 162° F, hold for 10 min. Sparge with 1 gallon water at 170° F. Collect runnings. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.129 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 5 lb. 8 oz. Light dry malt extract 8 oz. Brown sugar 8 oz. Honey 2 oz. Molasses |
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| Bring to boil, remove from heat and add DME, 8 oz Brown Sugar, 2 oz Molasses and 1 oz Fuggles Hops. At 30 min add 1 oz Hallertau hops. At 45 min add 1 oz Kent Goldings hops and two cinnamon sticks, at 60 min add 1 oz Fuggles, 8 oz honey, 1 tsp Irish moss, 1 more cinnamon stick 1/8 tsp ground cardamom, 1/2 tsp whole cloves, 1 packed tsp fresh ground ginger, 1/2 whole nutmeg (chopped), and 1 TBS pure vanilla extract for last 15 minutes of boil. MAKE SURE NOT TO USE OUNCES OF CINNAMON AND SPICE AS LISTED IN THE HOPPING SCHEDULE!!! | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Fuggles (5.0% AA, 75 min.) 1 oz. Hallertau (5.0% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5.5% AA, 30 min.) 2 oz. 2 Cinnamon Sticks (30 min.) 1 oz. Fuggles (5.0% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. 1 Cinnamon Stick (15 min.) 1 oz. 1/8 tsp Ground Cardamom (15 min.) 1 oz. 1/2 tsp Whole Cloves (about 16) (15 min.) 1 oz. 1/2 of a whole nutmeg, chopped (15 min.) 1 oz. 1 TBS Fresh Ground Ginger (15 min.) 1 oz. 1 TBS Pure Vanilla Extract (15 min.) 1 oz. 1 tsp Irish Moss (15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Starter: 32 oz water, 8 oz light DME, six fuggles hop pellets, boiled for 20 min. Cool, place in growler with airlock then pitch 1 tube White Labs 001 - American Ale. Pitch entire starter onto beer 2 days later. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Keg: 12.3 psi @ 40°F | ||||||
| Keg and force carbonate to 2.5 volumes (12.3 psi @ 40° F). Allow 1 month cold conditioning before serving. Enjoy!. | ||||||||
Recipe posted 07/30/07.
