Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: Sour Butternut Squash Ale

No changes needed, although next time i would prob...

2011-07-26T13:55:40.409-04:00

No changes needed, although next time i would probably puree the roasted squash and add it to the boil. This got me more gourd flavor in a pumpkin porter, and the small amount of starch added would only be a benefit for the bugs. You could even consider adding the pumpkin to the fermenter.

Hope that helps, good luck!

Any recommendations on changes to your recipe if I...

2011-07-26T12:46:40.911-04:00

Any recommendations on changes to your recipe if I wanted to try it and use pumpkin instead?

I agree with you in the sense that squash really d...

2009-03-19T11:14:00.000-04:00

I agree with you in the sense that squash really doesn’t have that much starch in it. I had very good results with my chocolate pumpkin porter adding the pureed pumpkin near the end of the boil.

I think this batch will get a second dose of squash in the secondary. What I’m not sure is how long I want to leave the squash in there before bottling. I’ll probably buy some squash soon to roast/freeze so it will be ready to go whenever I want to add it.

I haven't tried to make any squash beers myself bu...

2009-03-19T11:00:00.000-04:00

I haven't tried to make any squash beers myself but I've been toying with the idea for a while now. The more I think about it the more I'm convinced that you shouldn't put it in the mash. I think the squash should be treated like any other fruit (it is a fruit of the squash plant after all) that's added to beer in secondary. Maybe it wouldn't work but it just makes more sense to me. I look forward to your results though.
BD

Sounds tasty (even if it was an accident). Hopefu...

2009-03-17T10:12:00.000-04:00

Sounds tasty (even if it was an accident). Hopefully mine has enough malt to stand up to the funk.

Landin Ales from NY made a Harvest Ale with Squash...

2009-03-16T23:37:00.000-04:00

Landin Ales from NY made a Harvest Ale with Squash and Spices that ended up tart and funky. Not 100% sure if they meant to do it, but sounds like yours might be similar. The Landin had a nice malt backbone to balance the spice and tartness.

Yep, it is pretty much the only nice piece of cutl...

2009-03-16T09:28:00.000-04:00

Yep, it is pretty much the only nice piece of cutlery I own.

Is that a Global? Nice knife.

2009-03-15T23:29:00.000-04:00

Is that a Global? Nice knife.

Pat eventually responded to my email, but I had al...

2009-03-15T21:38:00.000-04:00

Pat eventually responded to my email, but I had already brewed the beer. He said he'd be happy to talk to me about the beer some time, but that he was too busy to type out all the details at the time.

Sounds like sweet idea. I saw you post some quest...

2009-03-15T20:17:00.000-04:00

Sounds like sweet idea. I saw you post some questions about this beer a couple of weeks back. I would love to know how it turns out. I had the Ichabod 07 and loved the beer, hope your turns out somewhat similar. I am sruprised you did not here back from the Brewer Pat. He usually is pretty good about getting back to you when you ask him questions.