Maple Pumpkin Ale

Getting ready for the fall with this one. Let me know when you guys think as this is my first pumpkin ale. Is this going to be enough pumpkin? The receipe i looked at said to bake the pumpkin at 350 for an hour. does that make sense to guys? Thanks

malt & fermentables
% LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L
76% 8 0 American Two-row Pale 37 1
10% 1 0 Maple Syrup 30 35
10% 1 0 Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L 34 40
5% 0 8 Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 34 60
10 8

Batch size: 5.0 gallons Original Gravity
1.059 measured

Final Gravity
1.015 measured

Color
13° SRM / 25° EBC
(Copper to Red/Lt. Brown)

Mash Efficiency
75% measured

hops
use time oz variety form aa
boil 60 mins 1.5 Cascade info pellet 5.5
boil 20 mins 0.5 Cascade info pellet 5.5
boil 5 mins 1.0 Liberty info pellet 4.0
boil 1 min 1.0 Liberty info pellet 4.0

Boil: 5.0 avg gallons for 60 minutes Bitterness
34.8 IBU / 8 HBU

yeast
Wyeast American Ale (1056)

Alcohol
5.9% ABV / 4% ABW

misc
use time amount ingredient
mash 60 min 4 pounds Pumpkin info
boil 10 min 1 ounces Nutmeg info
boil 10 min 0.5 ounces Cloves info
boil 10 min 1 ounces Cinnamon, powdered info

When I make my Pumpkin Ales...I cut the pumpkin up in 1 inch squares, coat them with brown sugar and bake at 350 for an hour to an hour and a half....additionally I carbonate my kegs/bottles with brown sugar as well, it really complements the beer.
Just my 2 cents...happy brewing!

I like the idea of the brown sugar. Anyone else have any thoughts on this recipe?

Mash 8 #, i did 3 # in a <2 gal batch and was about just right.You can go heavier on the pumpkin but not as much for the spice wich is the main player in a pumpkin really.Im not shure how much an oz is in tbls. but you may not want more than 3 tblsp of spice total. I think you may have a crazy amout of spice there. 2.4 oz of spice? How many tablespoons is that?