So after posting a link to some guys that made pumpkin beer in a pumpkin I knew this was something I had to do immediately!
Well I am a beginner and not ashamed to admit it. I figured before going whole hog with the instructions I would first undertake brewing a beer using a kit. The way I would take it over the top was to brew it in a pumpkin. I do have some homebrew experience having already made my own hard cider. I selected a standard “english ale” which I assumed would be similar to something like Bass Ale, not a huge flavor profile, but smooth.
So I invited my good friend Rob over and we smoked a beer can chicken with some “live free or die” IPA and made pumpkin ale. It was a ton of fun and the end result is mighty tasty if I don’t say so myself.
Here is the biggest lesson I have learned from all this: Even with the kit from the homebrew you can make over 2 cases of beer for about $16 after it is all said and done. Given that the average case microbrew costs over $30 this is a great costs savings. If your a fan of microbrew beer consider brewing your own.
Coming up in the homebrew series I will show you how you can make your own homebrew equipment for dirt cheap. I’m not sure when I will get to this project but it’s on my radar. Right now I am spending too much time preserving the end of my apple harvest.
