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.

KegLand All Grain Recipe Kits

KegLand All Grain Recipe Kits are tried and true recipes. All recipes are designed and tested in house, as well as award winning recipes or designed by noted home brewing luminaries such as David Heath. We also have a range of kits brough to you by the breweries themselves!

All KegLand Recipe Kits are best enjoyed from the keg! However,  they are also suitable for bottling or canning.

Every kits comes complete with all malt, yeast and hops required!

Please select your batch size and milling option when ordering.

What's In The All Grain Recipe Kit?

Hops

2 x KL36344 Hallertau Blanc - (25g Pellet Hop)

Yeast

1 x KL40129 CellarScience - CALI American Ale Yeast x 15g

Use this link for the RAPT Profile: CellarScience - CALI American Ale Yeast

All Grain Recipe Kit Grain Bill

3.4kg x American Ale Malt (2-Row) - Gladfield (NZ)
0.44kg x Biscuit Malt - Gladfield (NZ)
0.34kg x Crystal Medium Malt - Simpsons (UK)

1 x KL08136 Rice Hulls - 1kg

Brew Specifications:

• Target Original Gravity: 1.047
• Estimated Final Gravity: 1.008
• Target IBU: 34
• Estimated ABV: 5.1

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