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February 28, 2019 Homebrew Recipes

Jack o’Lupe IPA

Pumpkin Homebrew Recipe

This beer recipe is featured in the book Brewing Eclectic IPA by Dick Cantwell. Want access to exclusive homebrew recipes? Start your 30-day free trial AHA membership (no payment info required)!

Move over pumpkin-spice latte ales because this isn’t your average pumpkin beer recipe! Cantwell uses additions of pineapple for a fruity, exotic character, while sage leaves create an almost minty quality.

Jack o’Lupe IPA | Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Ingredients

For 5 US gallons (19 L)

GRAIN BILL
11 lb (5 kg) American 2-row malt
1 lb (454 g) Weyermann Munich malt
8 oz (225 g) Weyermann Dark Munich malt
4 oz (112 g) Weyermann Carahell malt
2 oz (56 g) Weyermann Carafa® II malt
HOPS
1.75 oz (50 g) Columbus (14% AA) @ 90 min
1.0 oz (28 g) Mosaic (12.25% AA) @ 2 min
1.0 oz (28 g) Zythos (10.9% AA) @ 2 min
1.5 oz (42 g) Mosaic (12.25% AA) @ whirlpool
1.5 oz (42 g) Zythos (10.9% AA) @ whirlpool
ADDITIONAL INGREDIENTS
8 oz (225 g) unspiced pumpkin puree @ mash
8 oz (225 g) unspiced pumpkin puree @ kettle
6 oz (170 g) unspiced pumpkin puree @ fermentor
0.5 oz (14 g) pineapple sage leaves
YEAST
Imperial Yeast A07 Flagship

Specifications

Original Gravity: 1.070 (16.5° P)
Final Gravity: 1.020 (4.75° P)
ABV: 6.6%
IBU: 57
SRM: 9.89

Directions

Mash 60 minutes at 153° F (67° C) with 8 oz. (225 g) pumpkin puree (thinned with water).

Boil 90 minutes with 8 oz. (225 g) pumpkin puree (dilute with wort and reintroduce).

Add pineapple sage leaves at whirlpool.

Ferment with 6 oz. (170 g) pumpkin puree (diluted with wort) until terminal, then transfer to secondary.

Condition at 35° F (2° C) 1 week until bright.

Carbonate to 2.5 volumes (4.9 g/L) CO2.