Hi all,
My fiance and I have planned a fall wedding for October 2015. I am excited now, but I imagine at some point in September 2015 I will start freaking out.
Anyway, I want to brew a pumpkin stout for friends. I want to work on a 5 gallon batch and then eventually get the necessary tools to step it up to a bigger batch. I want to brew this a few times and try to nail a good recipe, but I was hoping for some pointers to start.
Here is what I have so far:
Steep:
-1/2 lb Chocolate Malt
-1/2 lb roasted barley
-1/2/ lb crystal malt (120)
-maybe throw some black paten in or roasted black barley? Either in addition to or in place of something here? I love how both tasted in some of my past stouts (or even carafaIII which was great in my black IPA and added less body which could be beneficial since the pumpkin will probably add a lot of body)
Boil (60 min):
-9lbs Plain Light DME (Munttons) (possibly 8 because of the brown sugar?)
-1lb brown sugar (maybe less... thoughts)
-75oz Libbys Pumpkin Pie Mix
Additions:
-60 min 1oz Northern Brewer Hops
-20 min 1.5 tbs Cinnamon
-20 min .5tbs nutmeg
-15 min 1oz Cascade Hops
I was thinking maybe toss in a pound of lactose at the 20 min mark?
Just FYI, I add things that need a good stir at 20 min instead of 15, because I put my wort chiller in at 15, and can never manage to get a good enough stir to fully dissolve everything if I put it in at 15 min.
Thanks in advance for any advice you are able to give!
My fiance and I have planned a fall wedding for October 2015. I am excited now, but I imagine at some point in September 2015 I will start freaking out.
Anyway, I want to brew a pumpkin stout for friends. I want to work on a 5 gallon batch and then eventually get the necessary tools to step it up to a bigger batch. I want to brew this a few times and try to nail a good recipe, but I was hoping for some pointers to start.
Here is what I have so far:
Steep:
-1/2 lb Chocolate Malt
-1/2 lb roasted barley
-1/2/ lb crystal malt (120)
-maybe throw some black paten in or roasted black barley? Either in addition to or in place of something here? I love how both tasted in some of my past stouts (or even carafaIII which was great in my black IPA and added less body which could be beneficial since the pumpkin will probably add a lot of body)
Boil (60 min):
-9lbs Plain Light DME (Munttons) (possibly 8 because of the brown sugar?)
-1lb brown sugar (maybe less... thoughts)
-75oz Libbys Pumpkin Pie Mix
Additions:
-60 min 1oz Northern Brewer Hops
-20 min 1.5 tbs Cinnamon
-20 min .5tbs nutmeg
-15 min 1oz Cascade Hops
I was thinking maybe toss in a pound of lactose at the 20 min mark?
Just FYI, I add things that need a good stir at 20 min instead of 15, because I put my wort chiller in at 15, and can never manage to get a good enough stir to fully dissolve everything if I put it in at 15 min.
Thanks in advance for any advice you are able to give!