American Amber Ale Recipe - Punkin Chunkin Pie

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Punkin Chunkin Pie

by on
All Grain
6.5 Gallon(s)
7.5 Gallon(s)
90 min
90%
Modified Amber malty water profile: Ca 60ppm, Mg 6ppm, Na 14ppm, SO4 50ppm, Cl 45ppm, HCO3 100ppm I want to mash the pumpkin rather than boil as reports I've read mention lots of trub as a result of adding to boil, and I want to avoid the mess. Grain choices are: Northwest Pale malt as base for flavor and color, Victory malt @ 8% for biscuit flavor and color, and Belgian Aromatic @ 5% for malt flavor. Adjunct choices are: light brown sugar to add a little flavor as well as to round out the gravity points, pumpkin @ 2lbs (at least) for the pumpkin, and rice hulls as I'll be mashing the pumpkin and want to avoid issues when lautering. Hop selection is based on what's leftover from other brews: CTZ for bittering, Willamette for flavor

Fermentables

62% - Pale Ale - US
10
37
4
Mash
6% - Victory Malt - US
1
34
28
Mash
3% - Belgian Aromatic - BE
0.5
37
32
Mash
3% - Brown Sugar - US
0.5
46
10
Late
22% - Pumpkin
3.625
4
0
Mash
3% - Rice Hulls - US
0.5
0
0
Mash

Hops

Columbus
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
15
38.7
Willamette
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5
9.9

Yeast

Wyeast American Ale II 1272
78%

Other Stuff

Whirlfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil
Pumpkin Pie Spice
1.5
tsp
Boil
Pumpkin Pie Spice
1.5
tsp
Secondary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
156
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Roast pumpkin @ 350F for 30 minutes prior to mashing
2.
Mash with Gypsum 1.8g, CaCl 1.1g, and Lactic 0.9mL
3.
Sparge with Gypsum 2.0g, CaCl 1.25g, and Lactic 2.25mL
4.
90 minute boil for melanoidin production, so I'm going to sparge with an additional gallon of water due to increased boil off
5.
Brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice added last 5 minutes of boil
6.
Will adjust pumpkin pie spice in secondary to taste
7.
Will prime with dark brown sugar

Tasting Notes (1)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 10/14/2017 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Pours dark orange and crystal clear with a finger of foam that dissipates slowly. Aroma is bready yeast and a light cinnamon. Flavor is cinnamon toast, pumpkin, and very slight yeast tang with a light butter finish. Mouth feel is good, not too dense. I think this is the best beer I've made yet. I'm really happy with it. The cinnamon flavor could be a little more muted but I like the heavier presence. I think if I didn't change anything and I'd be very happy with this beer any time of year.

Recipe Facts

Punkin Chunkin Pie
American Amber Ale
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 90  min Boil Time
  • 1.064 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 48.6 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.76 BG:GU
  • 9.1° SRM Color
  • 90% Efficiency
  • 6.4% ABV Alcohol
  • 216 per 12oz Calories
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American Amber Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.045-1.060 / Your OG: 1.064
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.015 / Your FG: 1.014
IBU 0
120
IBU: 25-40 / Your IBU: 49
SRM 0
40
SRM: 10-17 / Your SRM: 9.1
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.5-6.2 / Your ABV: 6.4
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.42-0.89 / Your BG:GU: 0.76

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