Making Homemade Wine and Beer

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Each month we try and find a selection of beer reviews from around the web. The idea being that you can try a few different types before making your own batch. This month we will be featuring Pumpkin and Octoberfest beers.
Pumpkin Ales and Beers:
Blue Moon - Harvest Moon reviewed by the Beer [...]

 
That time of the year to start thinking about making a batch of pumpkin ale for your Halloween party.  If you never tried pumpkin beer your in for a treat.  It’s like drinking your pumpkin pie but with a little kick. 
(5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains and pumpkin) OG = 1.048 FG [...]

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Ingredients
* 5 lbs grated pumpkin flesh * 3-1/4 lbs finely granulated sugar * 1/2 oz citric acid * 1 tsp yeast nutrient * 1/4 tsp yeast energizer * 6-1/2 pts water * wine yeast (see note below)

Procedure
Bring the water to a boil and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Remove from heat. 

Place [...]

That
time of the year to start thinking about making a batch of pumpkin ale
for your Halloween party. If you never tried pumpkin beer your in for a
treat. It’s like drinking your pumpkin pie but with a little kick.

(5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains and pumpkin)
OG = 1.048
FG = 1.012
IBU = 19
SRM [...]