My second all grain batch is in the books. An Oatmeal Stout using the AG kit from Northern Brewer. Based on the Coatesmeal Stout recipe I went with 1098 British Ale yeast instead of the 1045 NeoBritannia yeast NB calls for.
Here is the kit recipe:
| 6.5 lbs English Maris Otter |
1 oz Glacier pelleted hops (for full boil 60 minutes) |
| 1 lb Flaked Oats |
0.5 lb English Chocolate Malt |
| 0.5 lb English Roasted Barley |
0.5 lb English Dark Crystal |
| Saccharin rest at 154F for 60 minutes. |
Mashout 170F for 10 minutes. |
We will see how it turns out. It certainly looks and smells like a dark and smooth Oatmeal Stout.
I purchased the Smashing Pumpkin Ale All Grain kit from Northern Brewer as my starting point. It includes Wyeast 1098 American Ale yeast and Cluster hops. The kit does not include any pumpkin so you need to supply that yourself. It does include a pumpkin pie spice mix.
I grew pie pumpkins in my garden this year for the first time so I took two, cut them up and roasted them in the oven at 375 for about 30 minutes. Just until they were soft and starting to brown slightly. I also made my own pumpkin pie spice mix. Ground spices lose their potency quickly. For my 5 gallon batch of ale I used about 3/4 of a tsp at the end of the boil. I will taste and add more in 2 weeks when I rack to the secondary.
Apparently some pumpkin ales don’t actually use any pumpkin at all. The pumpkin added such a great aroma to the wort during brewing. There was a beautiful deep pumpkin smell right from the mashtun.
| 7.5 lbs Rahr 2-row Pale |
1 oz Cluster hops |
2.5 lbs German Munich Malt |
1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice |
| 0.5 lb Briess Caramel 80 |
3 lbs roasted pumpkin flesh, chunked, peeled |
| 0.25 lb Briess Caramel 60 |
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Add pumpkin chunks to the grain during mash.
60 minute rest at 154F
10 minute mashout at 170F
1 oz of Cluster hops for the full boil.
3/4 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice mix at end of boil.
(optional )1/4 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix when racking to Secondary, as needed.
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My pumpkin pie spice mix includes cloves which most do not. I like the depth of flavor cloves add. My recipe:
| 2 cinnamon sticks |
| 50 allspice berries |
| 7 cloves |
| 1 tsp ground ginger |
| Put everything in a spice or coffee grinder and burr until powdered. |
