Will-o'-Wisp Autumn Ale (no pumpkin) (previous recipes)
Autumn of 2022, my wife (aka the SheppyBrew Beer Model) told me she didn't really want to brew a Pumpkin Ale this year. I didn't really ask why, but I suspect that she didn't want me nagging her in 2023 to finish up the beer.
For quite some time, I'd been thinking that the beer would be better with just the base. No pumpkin and (more importantly) no spices.
Another advantage of doing just the base is that we could make a pumpkin spice tincture and add it "on demand" if she really wanted a pumpkin spice beer.
Win / win.
So ... this is the recipe we brewed. Since I really like the name, I kept it on the non-pumpkin beer.
It's my beer. I can call it what I want. If you brew your own non-pumpkin Autumn Ale, you can call it what you want.
| Will-o'-Wisp Autumn Ale --- Batch 1 (322) |
| Style | | American Brown Ale | | Batch Size | | 5.50 gal | | Type | | All Grain | | Boil Size | | 6.60 gal | | Brewhouse Efficiency | | 68.00 | | Boil Time | | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics | Recipe Gravity | | 1.054 SG | | Estimated FG | | 1.014 SG | | Recipe Bitterness | | 28.0 IBUs (Rager) | | Alcohol by Volume | | 5.3 % | | BU : GU | | 0.519 | | | | | | Recipe Color | | 18.5 SRM | | | | | | Measured OG: | | 1.053 | | Measured FG: | | 1.013 | | ADF: | | 74.6 | | Measured ABV: | | 5.3 |
Ingredients
Ingredients| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
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| 7.96 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - | | 6.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - | | 2.00 g | Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - | | 2.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 4 | - | - | | 0.50 tsp | Lactic Acid (Mash) | Water Agent | 5 | - | - | | 9 lbs 4.0 oz | Golden Promise (Simpsons) (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 78.7 % | 0.72 gal | | 2 lbs 4.0 oz | Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 19.1 % | 0.18 gal | | 2.0 oz | Midnight Wheat Malt (550.0 SRM) | Grain | 8 | 1.1 % | 0.01 gal | | 2.0 oz | Pale Chocolate Malt (200.0 SRM) | Grain | 9 | 1.1 % | 0.01 gal | | 0.500 oz | Nugget [15.20 %] - Boil 45.0 min | Hop | 10 | 28.0 IBUs | - | | 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) | Fining | 11 | - | - | | 1.0 pkg | SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] | Yeast | 12 | - | - | Mash Profile
Mash Steps| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
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| Saccharification | Add 31.84 qt of water at 158.7 F | 152.0 F | 45 min | | Heat | Heat to 158.0 F over 10 min | 158.0 F | 15 min | | Mash Out | Heat to 170.0 F over 7 min | 170.0 F | 10 min |
If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Recipe NotesBrewing salts in the mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) toCa=101,Mg=15,Na=21,SO4=223,Cl=119,HCO3=104Acid addition to bring calculated pH around 5.4Mash grains as directed.Boil as directed. Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possble.Hold low temperature for first 24 - 48 hours of fermentation, allowing to raise where it wants after that.Ferment 2 weeks. Keg and carbonate.Brewing Record | Brew Date: | | | | Strike Temp: | | | | Mash Temps: | | | | Pre-boil OG | | (1.049 SG) | | Pre-boil Vol | | (6.60 gal) | | Actual Mash Efficiency | | | | Pitch Temp | | | | Fermentation | | | | | | | | Day 1: | | Day ... | | Day ... |
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