Batch #8. This was a recipe Andy came up with for a pumpkin ale. We ordered a kit from Midwest Supplies and supplemented it with some ingredients from AHS. We also used a turban pumpkin from Andy's parents in Colorado. While brewing it had a great pumpkin pie aroma to the batch. The first couple of days of fermenting also had a great pumpkin pie smell to it coming from the airlock.
Style: Extract Brew
Malts: Carapils Malt
Caramel 10 L Malt
Cara Munich Malt
Crystal (60 L) Malt
Malt Extract: Gold Light Malt Extract
Brown Sugar
Hops: Bittering - Magnum & Mt. Hood
Flavoring - None
Aroma - Mt. Hood
Other Additives: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Allspice, Vanilla Extract, Turban Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Orange Peel
Yeast: Safale US-05 Dry Ale Yeast
Clarifying Ingredients: Irish Moss
Number of Bottles: 26 (12 oz. bottles) & 15 (22 oz. bottles)
Original Gravity: 1.049 (77°F)
Final Gravity: 1.010 (72°F)
Percent Alcohol: 5.20% by Volume
Comments: Overall this one was a not bad first attempt at a Pumpkin Ale. That being said I think we need a lot more pumpkin flavor added to balance out the spices added. The spices were great (great flavor of fall and pumpkin pie), but that dominated the palette. If we add more pumpkin, the sweet creaminess should mellow the spices.
Testing Date: 1/3/13
Aroma: 9 out of 12
Appearance: 2.5 out of 3
Flavor: 14 out of 20
Mouthfeel: 2 out of 5
Overall Impression: 6 out of 10
Total: 33.5 out of 50
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