Batch No. 56 - The Pide of Cucurbita

The Pride of Cucurbita

Brewed - August 25, 2012

Style - Robust Porter

Ingredients:

• 15.0 lbs. American 2-Row
• 4.0 lbs. Smoked Hubbard Squash
• 2.5 lbs. Munich Light
• 2.0 lbs. Vienna
• 2.0 lbs. Chocolate
• 1.5 lbs. Crystal 120L
• 1.5 lbs. Caraplis/Dextrine
• 1.25 lbs. Flaked Barley
• 1.0 lbs. Midnight Wheat

• 1.5 oz. Centennial (60)
• 0.5 oz. Cascade (30)
• 8.5 lbs. Smoked Hubbard Squash (20)
• 0.75 oz. Cascade (10)

• Safale US-05 Dry Yeast (2 packs)

OG – 1.065
Primary – ?? days
Secondary - ?? days

Kegged - ??

FG - 1.012 (estimated)
Attenuation - 82% (estimated)
ABV - 6.9% (estimated)


Notes:

• Had some squash left over and since Elysian brewed the smoked squash brown, I decided to use the smoked squash with a darker beer this time - a chocolate porter; should be a good beer for the cool fall weather
• 2.0 lbs. of squash in the mash and 8.5 lbs. in the boil