Cheese Cloth in Secondary

[CharruaInBelgium]

I am going to do a Pumpkin Ale for Thanksgiving. I plan to add the pumpkin during secondary. Is it ok if I put the pumpkin inside a cheese cloth bag in secondary? Would the cloth affect the beer taste? I am just trying to make it easier to remove the residue before bottling.
Thanks for the advice!!

 

[Maylar]

Sure, go for it.

 

[microbusbrewery]

Most of the best pumpkin beers I've had don't actually have pumpkin in them, just the spices associated with pumpkin pie. I think I remember the BYO article cited in this post, but I don't remember all the details. It seems to me adding it in secondary would result in starch haze and probably weird vegetal character. If you really want to do it, I'd at least roast it first, but I'd strongly suggest just using pie spices. My disclaimer, I'm not a huge fan of most squash.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=1649792

Adding pumpkin to secondary

 

[IslandLizard]

I've only put well-toasted pumpkin puree in the mash, about 15oz per gallon of beer. The puree took 2 hours to start caramelizing, since first all the water it contained needed to evaporate.

I kept the spicing very light and subtle, and could actually taste some of the pumpkin, though I'd say most of it was mouthfeel. After a year in the keg, conditioned at ambient room temps, it had turned into something amazingly good. This would be great on a nitro tap!

Clean and well-sanitized cheese cloth should not add any flavor. I guess you're adding chunks? Toast them first in the oven, it enhances the flavor.