Pumkin Amber Ale today

[Darkbrewer]

I'm so stoked to do my first AG today. I'm not starting till the evening but couldn't wait to post. I'll have my wonderful beer wench[my wife, I can get away with it on brew day. god I love beer] take lots of pics so I can post my go of it.

 

[TheMumbler]

Sounds good, I'll look forward to the photos.

 

[gurtpint]

Hope everything goes well and may the beer paparazzi immortalize the highlights of the process in all their glory!

 

[mickeyt69]

Good luck mate hope all goes well!

 

[Darkbrewer]

Thanks everyone. I can't wait to start. Just waiting for one of my buddies to get out of work. 4hrs :whistle: wait I know :drink: I have a decent amount of my last brew still.

 

[rickthebrew]

Good luck with it and look forward to the pics :thumb:

 

[Good Ed]

Good luck; you seem well prepared :thumb:

 

[abeyptfc]

gd luck with it, sounds like a nice brew to start with.

 

[Darkbrewer]

alrighty just got grains mashed in

 

[unclepumble]

alrighty just got grains mashed in

seems to be a lot of water in your mash? what's your liquor grist ratio

UP

 

[Darkbrewer]

I've got a liter per pound. is that too much its what the recipe I'm using said.

 

[Darkbrewer]

At 20min

 

[unclepumble]

Sounds about right I work to 2.3ltrs per kilo here so about 1ltr per pound, it just looks very fluid, is it holding temp ok?

UP

 

[Darkbrewer]

got down to 140 at the very end

 

[Darkbrewer]

The wort looks and smells good before hops

 

[phettebs]

What are you using for a mash tun? Is that a round cooler? Hard to tell from the pic. Either way, congrats on the first of many AG brews!!!

Baz

 

[Darkbrewer]

Mash tun was an ale pale that I wrapped with a space blanket and then fleece. Kinda Macgyvered. :rofl: Sg of 1.055. Pumpkin most have bumped it up a little more then I thought it would. Sorry there aren't more pics the camera isn't talking to my computer for some reason. Lovers quarrel I guess.

 

[Darkbrewer]

I've got alot of cloudiness. I'm guessing from the pumpkin. I hope it'll settle out. Any tips out there for clearing it up?

 

[phettebs]

Did you use whirfloc/irish moss in the boil?

You can also use gelatin at some point.

 

[rickthebrew]

Sounds like an interesting brew, i`ve a pumpkin in my kitchen that has been sat there for ages...............

you put the pumpkin in the mash yeah? i`m sure I saw your recipe somewhere - can you post it please also what yeast are you using? I`ve had some cloudy worts and the yeast normally helps to clear up :thumb: