#73 Dogfish Pumpkin Ale (73/106)

My attempt to at Pumpkin.  Modified from the BeerSmith recipe Punkn Beer with the goal of something similar to DogFish Punkin. blade mace and vanilla bean in as well.

Steep
13 oz	2 Row
60 oz	Pumpkin (Libby's) Large Can
1 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 lb	Special Roast
Boil (60 min)
6 lb	Golden Light DME
1 lb	Brown Sugar
4 oz	Maltose
7.2 oz	Lactose
Hops/Additions
1 oz	Hallertauer (45 min)
1 oz	Hallertauer (5 min)
1 1/2 TBS	Pumpkin Pie Spice
Yeast
American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)
OG	1.077
FG	1.011
ABV	4.7%
IBU	7.1
Calories	260

	#106 (2014) Update - This was better

Steep  (60 min) 162F
13 oz	2 Row
2 lbs	350F 2 hour baked Butternut Squash
29 oz	Pumpkin (Libby's) Large Can
1 lb	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L
1 lb	Special Roast
Boil (60 min)
6 lb	Golden Light DME
3/4 lb	Brown Sugar
??	Molases
4 oz	Maltose
7.6 oz	Lactose
Hops/Additions
1 oz	Hallertauer (45 min)
1 oz	Hallertauer (5 min)
2 TBS	Pumpkin Pie Spice
Yeast
American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)

#72 AHS Pumpkin Ale Mini Mash

An amber ale with butternut squash and pumpkin spices.

AHS Pumpkin Ale

O.G. = 1.052 (should have measured)
F.G. = 1.013 (actual 1.020)
5.1% ABV 
173 Cal / 12 oz 

2.5 lb Base Grains, 
1 lb Specialty Grains (Crystal 60L, Caramunich)
4 lb Dry Malt Extract

4 lbs of butternut squash (cubed, baked @ 350 for 1 hour)

Kent Golding (hops)
pumpkin ale spice pack ( cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, and sweet orange peel)

McCormick pumpkin pie spice might be a good addition this year.

#70 Dragon Blood (Triple Berry Skeeter Pee)

I made my next batch of Skeeter Pee but this time the taste was non-existent.  I let this one sit in secondary for much longer and tasted it before adding the sugar at the end.  I also had a problem with the FG at 1.020. So I decided to create something similar to Dragon Blood as written up by DangerDave.

ABV: 10.4%

Ingredients:
Amt                   Name                                           
16.0 cup              Washington, DC
7 lbs                 Sugar, Table (16 cups)
                      DB (20 cups)
0.33 cup              Lemon Juice
Primary (Stir Ingredients)
64.00 oz              ReaLemon
0.75 tsp              Tannin
                      DB (1 tsp)
1.00 tsp              Yeast Energizer
                      DB (2 tsp)

3.00 tsp              Yeast Nutrient
                      DB (4 tsp)

Primary (~2 days)
1.00                  Yeast Slurry
Primary (~4 days - 1.050 SG)  (vigorously mix)
32.00 oz              ReaLemon
3.00 tsp              Yeast Nutrient
1.00 tsp              Yeast Energizer
Secondary (0.995-0.998 SG) (degas)(This never happend.)

Change to the plan.
10 days
6 lbs                 Kirkland - Rader Farms Frozen Berries 
                      Blueberries
                      Marionberries
                      Raspberries

Bottling/Kegging
2.50 tsp              Potassium sorbate (sorbate)
0.50 tsp              Potassium metabisulfite (Kmeta)
2.30 lb               Sugar, Table (Sucrose)6 cups of sugar