Bill Velek wrote:
> Pumpkin Ale: I followed the advice of many brewers and decided to skip
> the actual pumpkin and just use the spices ...
Bottled only nine days ago, my pumpkin ale can probably use a little
more conditioning, but so far it is very nice. I was afraid that I
might have used too much spice since I've never done one before, but I
think I got lucky because while it does have a fairly pronounced taste,
it is not overwhelming. Certainly not any more than other spices I've
tasted in a few commercial beers. I'm very pleased with it. I'm not
sure how this beer would be improved by actually using pumpkin, but I
guess I'll just need to give it a try sometime just to see.
> "Red" hops: I still haven't been able to identify the hops I received
> from the Raven's Nest (an online herb shop) which she identified only as
> "Red" hops. ...
This was also bottled nine days ago, so it will probably improve a bit
more with another week or two of conditioning. I am very pleased with
it, as well. It has a very distinct flavor unlike any other beer I've
ever had. I'd actually question whether the 'red hops' are truly hops
that are typically used for _brewing_ (as compared to maybe a decorative
variety), but then again there are a lot of hops that I've never tried.
The only thing that I can say is that they 'looked' like hops, and I
was told by the vendor that they 'are' hops.
Cheers.
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