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I forgot to write back about this issue way back when I decided that I would try to just leave the bug in there and let it drop out during the primary. It ended up tasting fantastic! The cider was wonderful! Everybody loved it as a matter of fact it was probably the biggest head that I had as a...

Well, I am making some cider and its about four days into primary fermentation. I went to check on it when lo and behold I found a dead little bug in it. My airlock was still full so the bug had to have gotten in either while the juice was cooling or it hitched a ride in the spices I added to...

Your best option is to add the pumpkin in the last five minutes of the boil. There are some fermentable sugars in the pumpkin and allowing it to sit through primary would ensure that you get a maximum amount of pumpkin flavor.