#33 – Pumpkin Barley Wine

Barley Wine
January 13, 2013
#33 - Pumpkin Barley Wine View Label
#33 - Pumpkin Barley Wine
OG1.125
FG1.042
IBU54
ABV10.87%
Barley Wine 5 gallons  ·  Batch #33
Brewed November 11, 2012Bottled December 19, 2012

Grains

  • 12 lbs2-Row US Malt
  • 1 lbFlaked Wheat
  • 1 lb10 oz Caramel 60L Malt
  • 12 ozCaramel 40L Malt
  • 8 ozBiscuit Malt
  • Sugars / Other Fermentables
  • 6 lbsLight Dry Malt Extract
  • 2 lbsDark Brown Sugar

Hops

  • 90 min2 ozColumbus14% AA

Spices & Adjuncts

  • 4 lbs Pumpkin
  • 3 tbsp Cinnamon Powder
  • 2 tbsp Ginger Powder
  • 1 tbsp Ground Cloves
  • 1 tbsp Nutmeg
  • 1.5 tsp Allspice

Yeast

2 liter starter of Super High Gravity Ale (White Labs #099)

It didn’t finish as dry as I had thought it would…maybe it’s due to the pumpkin, maybe the yeast was shocked…who knows.
Whatever the case, I’m still going to let this rest until Fall of 2013.

The pumpkin, once again, was a pain in the ass to sparge. Didn’t actually get “stuck”, but was a trickle, and took far longer than it should have. Maybe need to switch to a copper sparge manifold, as opposed to the false bottom.

Next try at a big ass barley wine will be done without pumpkin, and in 2.5 gallon batches, until I get it just right.