Punkin' Ale!
What a treat it was last year. This time I am brewing a month sooner so that it is well conditioned by Halloween.
Brewer: | Jacobs Brewing | Email: | JoeBob@JoeBobInc.com | |||||
Beer: | Punkin' Ale! | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 32 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.064 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 7.0% v/v (5.5% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 1tsp Gypsum to spring water | |||||||
Grain: | 8 lb. American 6-row 1 lb. American crystal 40L 58 oz. Pumpkin |
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Mash: | 66% efficiency | |||||||
Protien Development Step Mashing | ||||||||
Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.078 | 4.5 gallons | |||||
3.3 lb. Light malt extract 8 oz. Brown sugar |
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With 10 Minutes remaining added: 1tsp Cinnamon 1 Vanilla Bean (Chopped) 1/2tsp Nutmeg 1/4tsp Allspice 1/2tsp Dried Ginger 5 piece of Clove All Fresh ground except the Clove which was left whole. |
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Hops: | .5 oz. Cascade (6.8% AA, 75 min.) 2.1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 75 min.) 1 oz. Crystal (aroma) |
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Yeast: | WLP051 Califonia Ale Yeast | |||||||
Log: | 8/23/8 Pitched Yeast @ 82°F 8/29/8 Transfered to Secondary Hope to bottle before 9/11/8 but may have to wait til return from Ireland on the 21st |
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Carbonation: | 2.3 volumes | Corn Sugar: 4.21 oz. for 5 gallons @ 80°F | ||||||
Tasting: | Next year, as I said last year, I must figure a better way to handle the spaging of the grain/pumpkin due to it getting stuck. Possible use of whole chopped pumpkin instead of Libbys puree. |
Recipe posted 08/23/08.