Hi, I want to brew this recipe, but am not set up for all grain. Can someone help me with the converstion to DME and steeping grains. I was thinking about 7 lbs DME, but am not sure how to convert the Crystal and Special Roast grains. Also, I know I have to up the hop bill, so I was thinking maybe 2oz for the boil, and 2 oz for last 15 minutes. And do you think using centennial hops instead of hallertauer would be ok? I'd like a little more bitterness in the recipe. Lastly, the recipe calls for putting 2 large cans of pumpkin in the mash. How would I do this if I am just boiling in a 6 gallon pot? How do I put the pumpkin in? You can't really add it to a mesh bag. Do you just add it like you would liquid malt, and stir it in? Dogfish Head Punkin Ale 10 lbs pale 2-row malt 1 lbs Special Roast 1 lbs Crystal Malt(60L) 2-large cans pumpkin in the mash 1 lbs brown sugar @ 60 min 1 ounces Hallertauer @ 60 min 1.5 tbs. Pumpkin Spice, boil 15 minutes 1 oz. Hallertauer finishing @ 5 minutes Wyeast #1056 (American Ale) Yeast Thanks.
Here's a handy chart I just found for converting 2-row to extract: http://www.jessenewcomer.com/blog/archives/38 Looks like for 10 lbs of 2-row, you just need 6 lbs DME, but I don't think an extra lb will hurt anything. Crystal and Special Roast don't need to be mashed, so just steep those in about 150*F water. I wouldn't recommend Centennial hops in a pumpkin ale - I would stick with either noble hops, something earthy (I like Fuggles or EKG in my pumpkin ales), or something very clean. I think the citrusy goodness of Centennials will clash with the pumpkin/spices. I think you could just add the pumpkin to the boil, but someone correct me here if they've done differently.
I dump it right in the boil and it came out great! Be prepared for a ton of sediment in the fermenter. So take that into account that you may want to make a larger batch to account from loss. I would when I do it again.
Yeah. But I was commenting on the comment that said "but I don't think an extra lb will hurt anything." Point being that 1 extra lb of DME vs. 0 extra lbs of DME, or vice versa, is significant.
