Yuri, I would very much like to brew this (and soon, seeing as it's already a bit late for a pumpkin) but I have 2 questions:
Could you potentially just leave it in the primary for the entire 7 weeks, and just add the spice tea after the first week when activity has died down? I know the debate about whether to rack to a secondary/bright tank rages on, but in your opinion would it affect the beer to leave it in the first vessel?
Secondly: When I transfer from my brewpot to my carboy, I generally try to strain a lot of the gunk out so there's less trub. Is the mashed pumpkin's flavor imparted during the boil, or does having it in the fermenter add something to the character? Basically I'm asking if I can strain most of the pumpkin out before it ends up in the carboy.
Could you potentially just leave it in the primary for the entire 7 weeks, and just add the spice tea after the first week when activity has died down? I know the debate about whether to rack to a secondary/bright tank rages on, but in your opinion would it affect the beer to leave it in the first vessel?
Secondly: When I transfer from my brewpot to my carboy, I generally try to strain a lot of the gunk out so there's less trub. Is the mashed pumpkin's flavor imparted during the boil, or does having it in the fermenter add something to the character? Basically I'm asking if I can strain most of the pumpkin out before it ends up in the carboy.