It's that time of year to start thinking about pumpkin ales... I've never actually done one before and I was hoping I could get some guidance on amounts of spices to use.
Here's what I've come up with in my research: Pumpkin pie recipes (and pumpkin ale recipes) commonly include cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove (and maybe allspice). The amount of these spices in a 15bbl recipe should be somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.5-5 ounces on the cinnamon, nutmeg and clove and maybe 8-16 ounces on the ginger? And these can be added in the last 15 minutes of the boil, or maybe downstream by making a "spice tea."
Would some of you mind sharing the quantities of spices that you add to your pumpkin beers and when you add them?
Thanks,
Corey
Here's what I've come up with in my research: Pumpkin pie recipes (and pumpkin ale recipes) commonly include cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and clove (and maybe allspice). The amount of these spices in a 15bbl recipe should be somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.5-5 ounces on the cinnamon, nutmeg and clove and maybe 8-16 ounces on the ginger? And these can be added in the last 15 minutes of the boil, or maybe downstream by making a "spice tea."
Would some of you mind sharing the quantities of spices that you add to your pumpkin beers and when you add them?
Thanks,
Corey
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