Hi all,
Hoping to make a pumpkin porter in a few weeks, and this will be my first effort in creating my own recipe. It'll be a partial mash...and what I've come up with is a merging of two friends' recipes...one a pumpkin ale, and the other a different pumpkin porter (which I'm pretty sure is just the AHB Jack O'latern recipe, he just won't admit it).
I'm hoping to develop a well balanced flavor and mouthfeel from the grain profile, while also adding a touch of sweet. As the recipe stands now, I'm going with maple syrup for the touch of sweetness...and I've found using a pound of candi syrup or brown sugar tends to make beers too sweet for my liking. I guess I could always just use a half pound though. Also hoping to get a bit fuller mouthfeel...I'm ok with sacrificing a few abv points, as I'd like this to be fairly sessionable...so I'm planning on mashing in the 155-160 range.
Since this is my first partial mash where I've put the grain bill together myself, any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated! Also, any opinion on the use of maple syrup in this type of recipe? I kind of like the idea...but I'm not sure how the flavors of pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and maple syrup will actually mesh.
p.s. I'm planning on mashing 4 pounds of pumpkin...or perhaps 3 pounds and adding another pound for the last 10 minutes of the boil. I know the pumpkin debate has been discussed at length in these forums, and I'm not trying to re-ignite that debate here.
I appreciate any help you can give!
Brew Method: Partial Mash (~6 qt)
Mash Time: 45 min
Mash Temp: 158 deg
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Planned efficiency: 70-75%
Targets:
Original Gravity: ~1.075
Final Gravity: ~1.02
ABV: ~ 7.2%
FERMENTABLES:
Partial Mash (45 mins at 158 deg):
1.5 lb - Crystal 75L
1 lb - Pale 2-Row
0.5 lb - Victory
0.5 lb - Special B
0.5 lb - Chocolate Malt
Boil:
6 lb - Dry Light Malt Extract (60 minutes)
1 lb - Maple Syrup (15 minutes)
HOPS:
1 oz - Fuggles (60 min)
1 oz - Fuggles (20 min)
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
3 lb - Pumpkin (fresh or canned), Mash
1 lb - Pumpkin(fresh or canned), Boil (10 min)
2 tsp - Pumpkin Pie Spice, Boil (5 min)
YEAST:
Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Hoping to make a pumpkin porter in a few weeks, and this will be my first effort in creating my own recipe. It'll be a partial mash...and what I've come up with is a merging of two friends' recipes...one a pumpkin ale, and the other a different pumpkin porter (which I'm pretty sure is just the AHB Jack O'latern recipe, he just won't admit it).
I'm hoping to develop a well balanced flavor and mouthfeel from the grain profile, while also adding a touch of sweet. As the recipe stands now, I'm going with maple syrup for the touch of sweetness...and I've found using a pound of candi syrup or brown sugar tends to make beers too sweet for my liking. I guess I could always just use a half pound though. Also hoping to get a bit fuller mouthfeel...I'm ok with sacrificing a few abv points, as I'd like this to be fairly sessionable...so I'm planning on mashing in the 155-160 range.
Since this is my first partial mash where I've put the grain bill together myself, any thoughts and opinions would be appreciated! Also, any opinion on the use of maple syrup in this type of recipe? I kind of like the idea...but I'm not sure how the flavors of pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and maple syrup will actually mesh.
p.s. I'm planning on mashing 4 pounds of pumpkin...or perhaps 3 pounds and adding another pound for the last 10 minutes of the boil. I know the pumpkin debate has been discussed at length in these forums, and I'm not trying to re-ignite that debate here.
I appreciate any help you can give!
Brew Method: Partial Mash (~6 qt)
Mash Time: 45 min
Mash Temp: 158 deg
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Boil Size: 3 gallons
Planned efficiency: 70-75%
Targets:
Original Gravity: ~1.075
Final Gravity: ~1.02
ABV: ~ 7.2%
FERMENTABLES:
Partial Mash (45 mins at 158 deg):
1.5 lb - Crystal 75L
1 lb - Pale 2-Row
0.5 lb - Victory
0.5 lb - Special B
0.5 lb - Chocolate Malt
Boil:
6 lb - Dry Light Malt Extract (60 minutes)
1 lb - Maple Syrup (15 minutes)
HOPS:
1 oz - Fuggles (60 min)
1 oz - Fuggles (20 min)
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
3 lb - Pumpkin (fresh or canned), Mash
1 lb - Pumpkin(fresh or canned), Boil (10 min)
2 tsp - Pumpkin Pie Spice, Boil (5 min)
YEAST:
Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04