Sweet Pumpkin Ale

Pumpkin Beer - All Grain

Recipe Description

A nice fall beer with pumpkin puree and spices. A hint of molasses gives it a rich cool and mild sweetness.

  • Batch Size: 5 gal (18.9 L)
  • Boil Size: 6.5 gal (24.6 L)
  • Boil Time: 60 mins

Ingredients

  • Grains/Fermentables
  • 9 lbs (4.08 kg) 2-Row Malt (2 °L)
  • 2 lbs (0.91 kg) Crystal 60 (60 °L)
  • 1 lbs (0.45 kg) Molasses (80 °L)
  • After Boil
  • 4 oz (113.4 g) Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0 °L)
  • Hops
  • 1 oz (28.35 g) Cascade Pellet 7% AA (Boil - 60 mins)
  • 1 oz (28.35 g) Cascade Pellet 7% AA (Boil - 15 mins)
  • Miscellaneous
  • 29 oz (822.14 g) Pumpkin Puree (Mash - 60 mins)
  • 3 tsp (14.79 mL) Pumpkin Spice (Boil - 2 mins)
  • 1 tsp (4.93 mL) Irish Moss (Boil - 15 mins)
  • Yeast
  • American Ale Yeast II (Wyeast 1272) (Liquid)

Directions

Infusion Step: Mash at 154 °F (68 °C) for 60 minutes.

Mash the pumpkin puree along with the crushed grains. Add molasses after the mash but before bringing to a boil.

Add hops, spices and irish moss at times indicated.

Corn sugar is for bottle priming.

Hold in primary fermentor for 21 days at 66 °F (19 °C).

Allow to carbonate and age for 14 days.

If you started brewing this beer today you could be drinking it by June 1, 2018. Start brewing this recipe.

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