LILJONNYWV
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I have a boston red ale partial mash kit from midwest and I thought about adding some spices and pumkin to make a pumkin beer. Has anyone made this kit or think it would be good to do?
Turning a kit into pumpkin beer
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Yeah a red will make for a good pumpkin ale base.
Get a small can of Libby's pumpkin puree (non-spiced) and add that to your partial mash. Later, when there's only 10 miuntes left to the boil, add 1.5 tablespoons of McCormick's Pumpkin Pie Spice (I have found my absolute best results from using this instead of making my own mix)
Voila! Pumpkin Ale. You can even choose to nix the pumpkin puree if it seems like a pain to you. You don't really get very much flavor from the actual pumpkin anyway... the "pumpkin" flavor comes from the spices.
Get a small can of Libby's pumpkin puree (non-spiced) and add that to your partial mash. Later, when there's only 10 miuntes left to the boil, add 1.5 tablespoons of McCormick's Pumpkin Pie Spice (I have found my absolute best results from using this instead of making my own mix)
Voila! Pumpkin Ale. You can even choose to nix the pumpkin puree if it seems like a pain to you. You don't really get very much flavor from the actual pumpkin anyway... the "pumpkin" flavor comes from the spices.
LILJONNYWV
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Would you recommend adding it to the mash or boiling it? Im not sure how soon I could get rice hulls.
LILJONNYWV
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I am not to confident that I can since this is only my second partial mash.
xxsn0blindxx
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I did this with a Northern Brewer Cream Ale extract kit last fall. Pumpkin was unavailable due to crop shortage so I just used pumpkin pie spice in the secondary and it turned out awesome. Everything I read indicates that the pumpkin really doesn't contribute much if anything. If you've ever tasted pumpkin it really doesn't have much flavor at all.
