dracus

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Just brewed this today.

I'm a bit concerned as my hydro was WAY off, impossibly off. (1.110). I am assuming it was bits of pumpkin making it thicker. You'd think this was a triple i was brewing.

I followed the recipe exactly, except I used liquid extract which I calculated and verified with the brew store.

Not sure if it was operator error on the hydro. We'll see tomorrow if I have bubbling.

DonLiguori

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I've read a lot of posts dealing with when pumpkin was added to the brew. Is there any particular recommendation as to when the pumpkin should be added? I wrote my recipe assuming that the best manuever would be to add the pumpkin to the grain for mashing so as to allow the enzymes in the base grain time to convert some more of the pumpkin starch to fermentable sugars. Some posts I've read have the pumpkin being added to the wort for boil, and still others have pumpkin being added post-boil just for the fermentation. Each one of these seems to carry a particular problem as well as benefit. When is best for a) brewing efficiency and b) overall flavor?

Thanks!