Seasonal Beers

How did the pumpkin beer come out? My favorite of that genre are ones that taste like pumpkin pie. I also suffer from a lack of planning on brewing. It is getting colder here and I am wanting something with a higher ABV but didn't brew anything like that. Maybe next winter . . .

• 6 years ago

The Smashing Pumpkin made final gravity 1.015 in just five days! I plan on carbonating and kegging it tonight. Taste test was pretty good.

• 6 years ago

The Smashing Pumpkin made final gravity 1.015 in just five days! I plan on carbonating and kegging it tonight. Taste test was pretty good.

• 6 years ago

What was the OG? And what yeast did you use?

• 6 years ago

The OG was 1.051. I used Safale US-05 in a Fast Pitch yeast starter. Relatively slow start the first day and then BOOM!

• 6 years ago

The Smashing Pumpkin was a BIG hit at the wife's office party. I dispensed with a picnic tap, insulated the pre-cooled corny keg, and kept it in an iced cooler. It worked well.

• 5 years ago

Its all ways nice when people enjoy your beer.
How do you get the Pumpkin flavor?

• 5 years ago

It was a recipe on brewersfriend.com. Tablespoon of pumpkin spice mix. Single mash and single hop (cluster). Real easy brew. I fermented one week and then went to a keg under pressure. Carol said they keep talking about how much they enjoyed it.

• 5 years ago