daveooph131
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Just checked gravity - 1.015.
Very good beer spice is sudal
Very good beer spice is sudal
After two weeks I racked this beer to secondary last weekend and I am a little disappointed in the lack of pumpkin taste as well as color. If it were not for the spices I'm not sure people would be able to tell its a pumpkin beer. I baked the pumpkin for 45 mins. I may try this again but will try to boil the pumpkin for taste and color and cut back on the spices. I also may dry hop with a can of pumpkin to try to enhance the desired flavor
FatsSchindee said:But not sure what pts/lb/gal number to use for the pumpkin, either... So I left it out.
D_Nyholm said:Pumpkin does not really have a flavor, it is the spices that we all associate with pumpkin. Mine is a nice Orange color, between a blonde and an amber. I have never made a beer that came out this color and it is definitely from the pumpkin. Have you had Pumking? That stuff looks like yellow water! Most other pumpkins I drink are amber colored and you wouldn't know except for the smell or when they put the annoying brown sugar spice mixture on the rim.
I almost bought a 6 pack of pumpking tonight after work. Is that the one blended with cranberry juice? This is the 2nd pumpkin beer I've made. The first one I boiled the pumpkin and used no spices and it was amazing. Perfect orange color and great pumpkin taste. Can't find the recipe though. I think I got it from my LHBS.
Southern tier Pumking. Pretty highly rated beer. I bought 2 bombers. Tried one and wasn't super impressed so I am going to save the other one til next year hoping the flavors will blend better. Way too artificial tasting for me. Or just overpowered.
I am with you guys. A friend told me how great pumking was since last season. I finally got one last week and while imthought it was a decent beer it was not as oh wow as some of the reviews I have seen/heard.Wreck99 said:I didn't care for it either. Good thing we can make our own!
Way to be resourceful. The Pilsen instead of 2-row or MO will produce a lack of bready character but it should let the spices shine.Brewing this today! Had to make some substitutions because of the LHBS being out of things:
Pilsen instead of 2-row
Added an extra 1/2lb of Crystal
German Tradition hops instead of Hallertauawer...Hellitaur...that one
East Coast Ale yeast
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape
Thanks for giving this one a shot. If you're bottling, be sure to give them an extra week or two to fully carbonate. Higher OG, longer carb time.brewing this today. should be a nice thanksgiving beer.
Way to be resourceful. The Pilsen instead of 2-row or MO will produce a lack of bready character but it should let the spices shine.
And Hallertauer is a traditional German hop, in the noble hop variety.
Thanks for giving this one a shot. If you're bottling, be sure to give them an extra week or two to fully carbonate. Higher OG, longer carb time.
Thanks for giving this one a shot. If you're bottling, be sure to give them an extra week or two to fully carbonate. Higher OG, longer carb time.
Thanks! I thought maybe adding a little more crystal would bring back some of the lost flavor, though I guess "sweeter" rather than bready. We shall see
You know, going into this I fully expected to laugh at all of you...with your fancy tuns and stuck sparges...as I blissfully brewed away in my nylon bag.
Ha ha, mr pumpkin. Well played.
now where did I put those rice hulls...
True that BIAB punkin style still equals pain in the... can't wait mine has been in for 2 weeks about to cold crash thanks Reno
Hmm, I had no problem with the bag. What happened to you?
Other than ending up with much less wort due to absorbtion. Next time I will add an additional gallon of water for my 10 gallon batches.
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