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Fri, 09 Nov 2018 11:48:00 -0800

Bottling day (in detail)...

Today was bottling day for my "Act of Gourd" pumpkin-spiced ale. I realized I haven't done a bottling blog in a while, so I thought I would provide some insight into how this works. more...

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Sat, 04 Nov 2017 15:46:10 -0700

Pico #3 - Gourdgeous Harvest Ale...

Yes, it's that time again... This year, I'm doing it on my Pico C, using the Gourdgeous Harvest Ale from PicoBrew. I know, a cop out, but hey, it's easy, and for goodness sake, it's a pumpkin ale. I'm not even a huge fan of pumpkin ales... more...

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Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:44:00 -0800

Pumpkin Stout?

So my pumpkin ale? Turns out it's a pumpkin stout... more...

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Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:30:00 -0800

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Ale Tasting

Gluten-free pumpkin ale. Not bad! Needs some gluten, but other than that... more...

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Sun, 16 Oct 2016 10:05:00 -0800

Bottled Gluten-Free Pumpkin Ale

My gluten-free pumpkin ale is finally ready to bottle! more...

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Sat, 15 Oct 2016 15:43:00 -0800

Pumpkin Ale: Act of Gourd

Just finished brewing my "Act of Gourd" Pumpkin Ale... more...

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Sun, 18 Sep 2016 10:32:00 -0800

Gluten-free brewing day!

A pumpkin ale and a red ale, both extracts, and both with sorghum syrup as the base... since we're doing 2 two-gallon batches, we have two boil kettles going on. Both recipes have complicated boil schedules, with hops and adjuncts galore, so a complicated schedule for additions... and roast pumpkin! more...

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