{"id":846,"date":"2013-04-23T23:41:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T03:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/?page_id=846"},"modified":"2014-04-08T21:03:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T01:03:59","slug":"batch-8-13-pumpkin-ale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/?page_id=846","title":{"rendered":"Batch 4-13: Pumpkin Ale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Style<\/td>\nPumpkin Ale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ingredients<\/td>\nHeart’s Home Brew Recipe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brewing Date:<\/td>\nSun: Nov 17th, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Primary Fermentation:<\/td>\nSun: Nov 17th, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Original Gravity:<\/td>\n1.052<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secondary Fermentation:<\/td>\nSat: Nov 23rd, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interim Gravity:<\/td>\n1.020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bottling Date:<\/td>\nSun, Dec 9th, 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Gravity:<\/td>\n1.028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Release Date:<\/td>\nFri: Jan 3, 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcohol by volume:<\/td>\n4.5% Raw (5.0% Final)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Release Name:<\/strong><\/td>\nCarriage Return<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A repeat of the favorite recipe for this time of year. \u00a0This one got a much later start than usual, because I relocated out of state and finally got settled enough to start it. \u00a0The brewing cycle was very smooth, despite working in a much smaller kitchen than before.<\/p>\n

23 Nov 2013: I put this in my basement to ferment, where the night temperature was sometimes in the high 30’s. \u00a0The bucket temperature itself never went below 52F, so I anticipate I have a batch that was actually fermented at close to standard ale temperatures: a bit better than Florida could do. \u00a0I transferred the batch to secondary (in a 5 gallon plastic water bottle), and covered it in dark towels to prevent light penetration. \u00a0This secondary fermentation will be for 10 days while I travel over the holidays.<\/p>\n

08 Dec 2013: This batch spent 14 days in secondary, and it looks like the wait was worth it. \u00a0The taste of the pre-conditioned wort is good. \u00a0The cinnamon is stronger than normal, but I am hoping that will smooth out over the conditioning period.<\/p>\n

10 Dec 2013: Tried a bottle at the 48-hour point to see if the yeast is active and conditioning. \u00a0It is.<\/p>\n

14 Dec 2013: One week into conditioning, so tried a second bottle. \u00a0The taste is good, but strong. \u00a0My feeling is that the cinnamon is a bit dominant in the flavor, but it does not upset the taste.<\/p>\n

03 Jan 2014: At four weeks, the taste is awesome. \u00a0The cinnamon has blended with the other flavors. \u00a0Since this beer was so late this year, I am going to save most of it for release in October\/November of this year. \u00a0This is a thicker beer which should benefit from extended aging, and I haven’t done that previously with this recipe.<\/p>\n

08 Apr 2014: I still have about 2 gallons left of this batch, in my basement which holds a steady 54 degrees. \u00a0I plan on leaving these there until this coming Thanksgiving, and serve them during the holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Style Pumpkin Ale Ingredients Heart’s Home Brew Recipe Brewing Date: Sun: Nov 17th, 2013 Primary Fermentation: Sun: Nov 17th, 2013 Original Gravity: 1.052 Secondary Fermentation: Sat: Nov 23rd, 2013 Interim Gravity: 1.020 Bottling Date: Sun, Dec 9th, 2013 Final Gravity: 1.028 Release Date: Fri: Jan 3, 2014 Alcohol by volume: 4.5% Raw (5.0% Final) Final […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-846","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=846"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1380,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/846\/revisions\/1380"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bitsofgenius.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}