So I began my seasonal brewing off with a bang. Austin Homebrew Supply (https://www.austinhomebrew.com/) is starting a new ultra limited edition recipe kits series. I got one of the first round recipes and it did not disappoint. NAY it may be the best beer I have tasted in a while. This magic is the Pumpkin Pie Cream Ale. Not only did I brew this puppy loaded with lactose (1lb) and a can of pumpkin, BUT i ordered the ingredients to make another 5 gallons. It has a lightly pumpkin spiced flavor from the packets they give for most pumpkin beers, add in the large amount of lactose, a cream ale yeast from WhiteLabs and top it with a packet of vanilla extract into the bottling… magic ensued.
If you get an opportunity to brew this puppy DO IT. I may in fact be biased as I am an October Baby and my birthday is celebrated with a pumpkin pie rather than cake… but I am just splitting hairs at this point. Give this one a go and try and manage the boil as well as the water content to be on the sweeter side. Think malty, creamy, pumpkiny ale.
My good friend Melissa who is a liquid transfer Engineer (fancy word for a chem lab weenie) joined me for her first brew session. Boy are we gonna have fun in the future. I could see the cogs rolling in her head as she looked at my starter and said… i can improve that. Time will tell and if she does get involved you can bet your sweet ass she will get some tips into this blog.
Till then here are some catch up pictures!
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