All Grain Recipe Kit - Spice Beer - Country Bumpkin Ale

Country meets Halloween! It is not something the majority of us celebrate, but why not enjoy in on the action and make an off-season pumpkin spice beer to celebrate anyway.

This recipe calls for butternut pumpkin (squash) and some spices if you have them. Unleash your inner country bumpkin with a new yearly tradition. Maybe throw on some Outlaw Country and yeehaw your way down on your quad bike to the ol' pumpkin' patch.

Collins Dictionary defines a Country Bumpkin as someone who is 'awkward, simple and rustic'. If that isn't a proud description of 95% of us homebrewers, I don't know what is.

Don an Akubra, chew on a corn husk and get brewing!

Inspired by Halloween, but enjoyable all year round, The Country Bumpkin Ale is a tangy delight.

A traditional recipe that has evolved over the years, we highly recommend adding spices to this recipe to, well, spice it up!

We recommend trying any or all of the following. For best results, add the spices and flavourings to the last five minutes of the boil, but feel free to experiment with adding spices during fermentation (like a dry hop) instead!

Cassia Bark adds a lovely, earthy cinnamon flavour - around 25g is the sweet spot

If you're feeling particularly bold, a couple of Star Anise adds a fantastic licorice taste and aroma - not for the unwary though!

All Spice powder adds a flavour reminiscent of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon

Nutmeg works beautifully as well

Ginger powder combines beautifully with the subtle richness of this brew

If adding spices, you may like to use a hop sock or Hop Spider to help contain the ingredients.

The Country Bumpkin Ale Recipe kit contains all the malt, yeast and hops required for a delicious, all grain Spiced Ale

Please select your batch size and milling option when ordering.

Not included, but essential:

1kg peeled, diced butternut pumpkin - readily available from your local supermarket. To prepare the pumpkin, dice (if not pre diced) and roast for 45 minutes at 180C. Try sprinkling with sugar or maple syrup for a little extra caramelisation!

250g Dark Brown Sugar

Recipe Kit Specifications
Volume ~ 21 litres 
IBU’s ~ 30
OG ~ 1.047
FG ~ 1.009
ABV ~ 5% 
Colour ~ 30 EBC

Note: Actual figures are based on a 21L batch brewed with a 35L BrewZilla with a nominal brewhouse efficiency of 70%, and may vary.

Quantities of grain, hops and yeast are scaled up for double batches.

If you need a guide on pressure fermentation please check out this post.

For a breakdown on transferring your finished beer, please refer here for bottling or here for kegging.

If you want to really make the best possible beer, using brewing salts to adjust your water profile is recommended. You can grab a fantastic Brewing Salt Starter Kit here.

If you have never used brewing salts to adjust the water profile and mash pH before, check out our handy guide here.

Please note that the instructions are specific to a 35L or 65L BrewZilla setups. To adapt the recipe for other systems, please use this links below to import the original recipe to BrewFather.

For recipe details, please refer to the BrewFather recipe sheet:

Single Batch (35l BrewZilla)

Double Batch (65L BrewZilla)

Use this link for the RAPT Profile: Lallemand BRY-97 Ale Yeast RAPT Fermentation Profile

We highly recommend using BrewFather to calculate changes to water quantities and water chemistry.

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