Recipe

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Pumpkin Ale 1998

       

Ingredients:
           
Fermentable 1:
3 kilograms Ireks Original Bavarian Malt Extract - Munich Light Unhopped
Fermentable 2:
2 pounds crushed english 2-row pale ale malt - 2.25L (Munton & Fison)
Fermentable 3:
1 can processed pumpkin
Fermentable 4:
1/2 cup blackstrap molasses

Flavoring 1:
4 tsp whole allspice
Flavoring 2:
5 tsp ground cinnamon
Flavoring 3:
2 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Flavoring 4:
1/2 tsp whole cloves

Other 1:
1/2 tsp irish moss

Hops 1:
2 oz Northern Brewer
Alpha:
6.9%
Time:
30 minutes

Yeast:
1 pkt Wyeast American Ale liquid yeast starter

Process:
In 1 1/2 gallons of water, mash crushed malt and pumpkin to convert pumpkin starches: 30 mins @ 122 degrees F, 10 mins @ 150 degrees F, 15 mins @ 158 degrees F. Sparge mash with 1/2 gallon hot water. Add extract and enough water to make 4 gallons. Bring wort to boil. Add molasses. At 30 minutes, add hops. At 45 minutes, add irish moss. Crush whole spices. At 60 minutes, remove wort from heat and add spices. Add water to make 5 gallons. Cool and pitch yeast.