The first taste of the pumpkin ale was really good! Nice hop aroma, a slight bitterness from the flavor hops, and a subtle pumpkin and spice flavor to the beer. The OG was about 1.045, and it has dropped to about 1.018, putting it at a little less than 3.5% ABV on the potential alcohol scale. I'd like to get it to about 4.5%, so we're looking at approximately 1.008 for a FG. I wasn't sure what to expect from the first batch out of the my all-grain system, but given that I didn't get the OG to where I had hoped, I'm nonetheless pleased with the early results.
I'll bottle in about a week, and hopefully crack the first chilled pumpkin ale in 2 weeks' time!
~Jim
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3 comments:
I cannot wait to savor the pumpkiny goodness. Great blog, Jim!
Count me in for the first taste in two weeks! Yumyum.
I had a pumpkin ale last night and it made me very happy! Looking forward to tasting the new porter come New Years. New Years Porter?
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