Tried this beer the otherday and really liked it, anyone have a clone recipe for it?

Tags: clone for dogfish head pumpkin ale

Ingredients
10 lbs pale 2 row malt
1 lbs Special Roast
1 lbs Crystal 60
2-large cans libbys pumpkin � in the mash

1 lbs brown sugar @ 60 min
1 ounces Hallertauer @ 60 min
1 1/2 TBS PUMPKIN PIE SPICE, boil 15 minutes
1 tablet of whirlfloc @ 15 minutes
1 oz. Hallertauer finishing @ 5 minutes

Wyeast American ale yeast

Directions
Shooting for an OG of around 1.070 or so.


Comments
I put the pumkin right in the mash. I have been developing this recipe around my favorite pumpkin beer � dogfish punkin � and I think it is VERY close�

Servings
5 Gallons

BrewerMan Bart,

I am very thankful for you posting of you recipe and am interested in attempting a brew...but first, a few questions:
>With regards to your Hallertauer hops:
->What Alpha Acid % was your stock
->Where they German or US Hallertauer hops?
->Is there anything I need to look out for during the mash-in/sparge (never performed a mash-in with anything but malt and water)
->Can you find Pumpkin Pie Spice in every corner market or do I need to seek out a specialty store...I have Shaws and Price Chopper here in Vermont.

Thanks for your recipe and time!
B

threeviews wrote:BrewerMan Bart,

->Can you find Pumpkin Pie Spice in every corner market or do I need to seek out a specialty store...I have Shaws and Price Chopper here in Vermont.

B

I think I can help out with the pumpkin pie spice question. You can find a pre-made blend in just about every corner market at this time of year. However, you can also create your own to ensure you are using the freshest ingredients. A basic pumpkin pie spice recipe has 4 parts cinnamon, 2 parts ginger, 1 part nutmeg, & 1 part allspice. I like to throw blade mace and vanilla bean in as well. I get the ingredients from a spice shop such as Savory. Hope that helps, happy brewing!

I have brewed this clone twice now and it is pretty spot on. However I highly recommended adding the hops at 45 minutes. It'll cut down on the bitterness thus making it much smoother. It's amazing how waiting 15 minutes will make such a big difference.