beer

"Pretty damn good!" - JulieHere's one from the vault. Years ago, Julie and I brewed a killer pumkin spice ale, modifying Thomas Jefferson's recipe to create the following exceptional fall beer.

we brewed this beer on the night of the full lunar eclipse of the "harvest moon" - the first full moon after the fall equinox.

Ingredients for 5 gallons:

• 10 lbs fresh pumpkin
• Amalyse Enzymes
• 3/4 lb honey
• 1/4 lb sucanat (unrefined sugar)
• 3 lb Pale Wheat Malt
• 4 oz Hollander or Willamette Hops
• 10 whole cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 3 sm cinnamon sticks
• 1/2" sliced ginger
• Wyeast #1214 - Belgium Abbey
• Cheesecloth

Pre refrigerate 4 gallons of water. The water should ideally be close to freezing.

Cut the pumpkin into chunks and bake in shallow water at 325°F for 1:15 (1 hour and 15 minutes). Let cool. Peel and mash. Water mash to tapioca consistency.