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...some of the sugars and gives it a better flavor, IMHO.

I would also recommend putting the pumpkin in the oven for an hour at 350F. It carmelizes

20 minutes left in the boil.

+5 = 21,322

I had the same problem with my first all-grain attempt. I was attempting an Irish Red Ale. After stirring, I only measured in one place and hit my temp (I believe it was 152). When I came back in an hour I re-measured so I would know how much heat was lost. The first temperature reading was...

Are you possible over-pitching your yeast? Some of the flavors you get from yeast are produced during the reproduction phase. If you severely over-pitch, you will lose some of the flavor profile associated with the yeast.

In my first post I selected simple starter. After re-running with stir plate as the selection, it looks like two vials with a 1L starter will be enough.

According to MrMalty you will need 314 Billion yeast for this. A 1L starter is no where near enough. If you have no other options, then I would go with the 1L starter + stir plate plus another vial of yeast. What might be better is making two 1L starters but even that is a little too low.

20823.5 + 5 = 20828.5