MRM ~ Basie’s Spicy Pumpkin

2 Gallon Recipe
2/2/24 (Day 1)

2.26 oz Great Value 100% pure pumpkin
64 oz Tazo Pumpkin Spice Latte tea mix
2 lbs Great Lakes Golden Clover Honey (I think it’s from Kroger)
1 lbs Honey (other honey from Missy I think)
Lalvin D47 yeast
Mixed all ingredients together and pitched yeast.  Using the new 2 gallon glass carboy that I bought from Amazon.
S.G. = 1.082 about 10% ABV if it goes dry

2/3/24 (Day 2)
1 tsp DAP
2/4/24 (Day 3)
1 tsp DAP
2/5/24 (Day 4)
1 tsp DAP
2/12/24 (Day 10)
S.G. = .998
Bentonite according to package instructions

2/25/24 (Day 24)
Racked off Pumpkin
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp Tannin
1/2 tsp Sorbate
1/2 Tsp Metabisulphite
It’s cloudy and gross looking.  It doesn’t taste like pumpkin.  It’s spicy.  Needs time to mellow.

4/11/24 (Day 70)
It’s still not clearing at all.  It looks like watery mud.  I may bottle it gross looking and see what it does in the bottle.

4/25/24
I racked into clean glass carboy.  1/2 cup water/bentonite added (per spec).  It’s not clearing at all.  I’m gonna give it another week, then bottle.

5/1/24 (Day 90)
It was NOT CLEAR at all!  I back sweetened with honey and bottled.  It tastes good, it’s just an ugly beast!
Labels printed and applied.
F.G. = 1.020 after back sweetening and that’s what it is in the bottle.