Pumpking Ale mash volume question.

I am planning on making a pumpkin ale for Thanksgiving. I added Pumpkin as a grain into beersmith and I think that this is where I am getting my volume problems. I am going to put the pumpkin in with the mash at 1.30 qt/gal. Beersmith is telling me to add 26 some qts for my mash in for a 5ish gallon batch. I realize that I do not need that much, but I like having the theoretical color SRM, as I also like having a guesstimate on my O.G. What to do..what to do..

 

What's the recipe, how much actual grain and how much pumpkin

 

i would not worry about. the question is how much pumpkin do you want. i just did a 10gal batch and i would advise if you want pumpkin taste, us a bit more then you think is to much, both in mash and boil. if you want pumpkin spice use a some at end of batch. i would advise to be careful to not over do it on the direction you go. i did less then 2 Tbs of spice in for the 10 gals w/ light hoping and used 3 15oz pumpkin cans. Good luck

 

7.5 lbs of Pale Malt
2.5 lbs of Munich Malt
.5 lbs. of Caramel 80
.25 lbs. of Caramel 60

1.0 Oz of Halletrauer

Some Rice Hulls
Some Pumpkin Spice

SafAle-05

 

BUMP!

I would really like to find out how this comes out, and also what the final recipe is because I have been wanting to do a pumpkin hef. Hope the brew is fantastic!