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Liquid punkin pie

Notes on my planned experimental batch for next year’s Halloween brew… http://hopville.com/recipe/880371/belgian-tripel-recipes/punkinhead-tripel

Partial mash extract

Partial mash:  ~2 pounds of punkin unkin; 1 lb Belgian Pilsen malt; 1 lb Six-row pale malt; 8 oz Belgian Caramel Pils; 8 oz Caramunich III; 4 oz Briess Caramel 20L

Boil:  9.15 lbs of Northern Brewer Gold LME; 1 pound of Belgian Candy Sugar (clear) @ 15 mins; 1 tablespoon Allspice, 1 tbsp Cinnamon, 2 teaspoons Cloves, 2 tsp ginger all @ 5 mins (optional 1 tsp Vanilla extract @ 5 mins; 2 tsp Gypsum @ boil)

Hops:  1 oz Perle @ 60 mins; 1 oz Saaz @ 15 mins; 1 oz Styrian Goldings @ 0 mins

Yeast:  Trappist High Gravity OR Belgian Golden Ale

Stats:  1.090 OG, 1.013 FG, 14 SRM - copper to red/lt brown, 22 IBU, 10.0% ABV

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