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Recipe: Pumpkin Harvest Ale

Specifics

Style:

Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer — BJCP Style Information

Category:	Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Number:	21A

A harmonious marriage of spices, herbs and/or vegetables and beer. The key attributes of the underlying style will be different with the addition of spices, herbs and/or vegetables; do not expect the base beer to taste the same as the unadulterated version. Judge the beer based on the pleasantness and balance of the resulting combination.

Commercial Examples: Alesmith Speedway Stout, Founders Breakfast Stout, Traquair Jacobite Ale, Rogue Chipotle Ale, Young’s Double Chocolate Stout, Bell’s Java Stout, Fraoch Heather Ale, Southampton Pumpkin Ale, Rogue Hazelnut Nectar, Hitachino Nest Real Ginger Ale, Breckenridge Vanilla Porter, Left Hand JuJu Ginger Beer, Dogfish Head Punkin Ale, Dogfish Head Midas Touch, Redhook Double Black Stout, Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale, BluCreek Herbal Ale, Christian Moerlein Honey Almond, Rogue Chocolate Stout, Birrificio Baladin Nora, Cave Creek Chili Beer.

OG	FG	ABV	Bitterness	Color (SRM/EBC)
Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies	Varies

Click for more information about Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer from the BJCP website.

Contributor:

Dustin Zastera

Yield:

5.0 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

9.3/18.3

Bitterness (Calc):

18.7 IBU (Daniels)

BU/GU:

0.34

Calories:

177 (12 ounces)

ABV:

6.1%

ABW:

4.7%

OG:	1.054
OG (Plato):	13.43° P
FG:	1.009
FG (Plato):	2.31° P
Real Extract:	4.32° P
App. Atten.:	82.8%
Real Atten.:	67.9%

General Information

Method:	All Grain
Source:	Dustin Zastera

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

6.00 pounds

Pale Malt(2-row)

63.2% of grist

3.00 pounds

Munich Malt

31.6% of grist

0.50 pounds

Crystal 75L

5.3% of grist

9.50 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5.0 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	1.5 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6.7 gallons	5.0 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 1.5 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	9.5 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.0 gallons
Total Water Needed:	9.7 gallons	6.7 gallons (runoff) + 2 gallons (grain absorbtion) + 1 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3.2 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	6.6 gallons	9.7 gallons (total water) – 3.2 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Adjuncts

2.81 pounds

Pumpkin (canned)

Non-Fermentables

Irish Moss @ 0 minutes

Hops

1.00 ounces	Willamette 5.0000% @ 45 minutes Type: Aroma Use: Boil	5 AAUs
1.00 ounces	Total Hop Weight	5 AAUs

Yeast

Name:	Safale
Manufacturer:	Fermentis
Product ID:	US-05
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	Medium
Attenuation:	75-79%
Alcohol Tolerance:	Medium
Temperature Range:	59–75°F
Amount:	12 gr

Procedure

Pumpkin in the mash is a recipe for a stuck sparge. Make efforts to avoid stuck sparge by using rice hulls or adding the pumpkin in the primary.

Pumpkin in the mash is a recipe for a stuck sparge. Make efforts to avoid stuck sparge by using rice hulls or adding the pumpkin in the primary.

Fermentation

Primary:	15 days @ 68° F
Secondary:	10 days @ 68° F

Notes

Spiced at service with drops of "seasoning." "Seasoning Recipe" 1t Cinnamon 1t Clove 1t Nutmeg 1/2t Ginger 1C Vodka

Spiced at service with drops of "seasoning."

"Seasoning Recipe"
1t Cinnamon
1t Clove
1t Nutmeg
1/2t Ginger
1C Vodka

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