Converting NB Amber ale to pumpkin ale??

So I have a NB Amber ale with:

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.30 lb Amber Liquid Extract Extract 86.30 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 13.70 %
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 21.0 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
4.00 oz Malto-Dextrine (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)


Is it possible to add a few cans of caramelized pumpkin (in a nylon paint strainer bag) to the boil and some spice to the secondary to make it a pumpkin ale?

Or will the cascades make for a weird combination with the pumpkin?

Well, not being a big fan of Cascade I won't comment on that part, but typically any Amber Ale can be made into a pumpkin ale by adding some pumpkin to the secondary and adding a bit of spice.

+2 Add some pumpkin and some all spice/cloves/etc. I would consult Yuri_Rage's method for preparing pumpkin to be added to the brew.

I'd avoid the second hops addition. The citrus character will conflict nastily with the spices. Yuk!

Bob

Thanks for the replies. I decided to just try the regular Amber Ale recipe this time.

However, NB sent me an extra 3.3 Lb can of Amber LME accidently for free, so I can start planning to build my pumpkin ale with that and more LME.