Pumkin Ale 2.0

Back by popular demand: The Award- winning Pumpkin Pie Brown Ale!

Should be ready late next week. Lemme know if ya want a growler full.  In the meantime, here are some pics of how this delicious beverage is created.



Roasting 3 Pie Pumpkins



The rest of the goodies



Boil water, boil.  Notice the sophisticated thermometer apparatus



Steeping the specialty grains @ 165F

Grain tea! Yummy





6 lbs of pulverized pumpkin, ready to boil





Boiling pumpkin and wort



  

Hops addition #1 60 min 1 oz Liberty (4.7 alpha)




Getting all the pumpkin goodness.  Cleanliness is godliness!





 

Hops addition #2, 1oz Liberty 20 minutes, with special thanks to Dozer







A little Irish moss for the last 30 minutes, and all the spices for 5 minutes, no finishing hops

  



Chilling the wort to about 75F or so







Add the yeast...







.. and presto!  Pumpkin beer.



CHEERS!