help please

[jville420]

Wanting to brew an extract pumpkin beer.what kind of pumpkin should I use,how much and when

 

[Nosybear]

Pie pumpkin, about four pounds for a 5 gallon batch, preferably roasted. Alternately, canned pumpkin (be sure it has no preservatives) works just fine.

 

[jville420]

Thank you sir.will that add sugars that are fermentable as well.

 

[Nosybear]

If you're not mashing, the best place for it is in the boil.

 

[MrBIP]

The first beer I brewed was Smashing Pumpkin from Northern Brewer. Used the kit and followed the instructions from their video for adding real pumpkin. Had to put a bit more spice in. It turned pretty ok. The NB video gives all the info you need.