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* Style: Spiced Pumpkin Ale
* Style: Spiced Pumpkin Ale
* Codename: Pilfered Pumpkin
* Codename: Pilfered Pumpkin
* Tagline: "It's not about the pumpkin. It's about the pumpkin."
* Brewmaster: Justin T. Conroy
* Brewmaster: Justin T. Conroy
* Based on: [[Beer 2012.03]]
* Based on: [[Beer 2012.03]]
* Type: All-grain
* Type: All-grain
* Initial Gravity: ??
* Initial Gravity: 1.040 (Measured 1.067 before adding 2 gallons distilled water to 3 gallons of wort)
* Final Gravity: ??
* Final Gravity: 1.012
* ABV: ??
* ABV: 3.68%
* Brewed: 2014-10-12
* Brewed: 2014-10-12
* Kegged: 2014-10-??
* Kegged: 2014-10-28
* First served: ?/?/?
* First served: 2014-11-01
* Last served: ?/?/?
* Last served: 2014-11-01 (People really liked it at the Halloween Party)
== Brew Participants ==
== Brew Participants ==
Those who stuck through thick and thin:
Those who stuck through thick and thin:
*
* Justin
* Eric
* Joseph
* Avner
* Ryan
* Thomas
== Brewing ==
== Brewing ==
Grain Bill:
Grain Bill:
* 1 lb Rice Hulls (to keep the sparge from getting stuck)
* 6 lbs Cargill 2 Row Pale Malt
* 4 lbs TF&S Pale Crystal Malt
* 4 lbs of roasted pumpkin flesh
* 1 lb Rice Hulls (put in at the end of the mash before sparging to keep it from getting stuck)
Mash Schedule:
Mash Schedule:
* Type: Multiple step in insulated mash tun, no heating
* Type: Multiple step in insulated mash tun, no heating
* 13 qt water at 160F (intended)
* 13 qt water at 170F
* Target temp: 150F
* Target temp: 150F
* Actual temp: ???
* Actual temp: 155F
* Time: 90 mins
* Time: 105 mins
* End temp: 153F
* End temp: ??F
=== Sparge ===
=== Sparge ===
* 12.5 qt, target: 170F
* 20.25 qt, ~175F
=== Boil ===
=== Boil ===
* 90 mins
* 90 mins
* At 85 mins, add 3 oz hops, same as above
* At 60 mins add 5.9oz fresh Cascade hops (grown by Joseph. Thanks Joseph!)
* At 80 mins add spices
** .5 tsp ginger
** .5 tsp nutmeg
** .5 tsp cinnamon
** .5 tsp allspice
* Chill to 78F, rack through pump
* Chill to 78F, rack through pump
* Yield: ~3 gal wort
* Yield: ~5 gal wort
* Added 2 gallons of distilled water to get the yield up
* Initial gravity: ???
* Initial gravity: 1.040 (1.067 before adding 2 gallons distilled water)
== Fermenting ==
== Fermenting ==
* Primary ferment: Carboy
* Primary ferment: Carboy
* Some sort of Pale Ale yeast
* Wyeast Yorkshire Ale
== Kegging ==
== Kegging ==
* Kegged on ?/?/?
* Kegged on 10/28/2014
* Final Gravity ?.???
* Final Gravity 1.012
* Kegged into [[Keg ?]]
* Kegged into [[Keg 3]]
== Tasting Notes ==
== Tasting Notes ==
At kegging, it still tasted freakin fantastic. It actually was a bit naturally carbonated coming out of the carboy, a little sweet still, and the flavor profile was right on the money. Tasted like pumpkin pie.
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