Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

[BeerAdvocate]

Today I ordered enough ingredients to brew 2 different 5gl batchs of Pumpkin Beer.
I will brew one batch next week to have in time for Halloween and the 2nd batch in October to have in time for Thanksgiving

[icantbejon]

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

Today I ordered enough ingredients to brew 2 different 5gl batchs of Pumpkin Beer.
I will brew one batch next week to have in time for Halloween and the 2nd batch in October to have in time for Thanksgiving

I can't get into pumpkin beers....they all come out too sweet for me and taste too much like a pie instead of a beer. But enjoy the brewing.

[BeerAdvocate]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

I can't get into pumpkin beers....they all come out too sweet for me and taste too much like a pie instead of a beer. But enjoy the brewing.

They are really hit or miss. Usually too much Clove/Cinnamon flavor.
Thats why I like to make my own so I can control the flavor.

[Salvelinus]

Originally Posted by icantbejon

I can't get into pumpkin beers....they all come out too sweet for me and taste too much like a pie instead of a beer. But enjoy the brewing.

I'm with you on this. I'd love to sample some homebrewer interpretations where some restraint is employed. The commercial versions are just way too spiced and sweet for my liking. Somehow I keep trying each new one I see hoping to find one I like though... I call it research.

[icantbejon]

Originally Posted by Salvelinus

I'm with you on this. I'd love to sample some homebrewer interpretations where some restraint is employed. The commercial versions are just way too spiced and sweet for my liking. Somehow I keep trying each new one I see hoping to find one I like though... I call it research.

There could certainly be worse things to conduct research on.

Got confirmation that my Oktoberfest is ruined....boo.

Now I'm scrambling to brew an Oktoberfest Ale for the party which makes me very grumpy. The brewing will certainly be fun, but I had this beer mapped out for a while now.