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Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains?
    #18781248 - 08/31/13 12:45 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I have no money, but way more acorn squash and pumpkin than I need and alcohol is always nice to have around. I've got a brewing bucket w/uh.. I forget the name, basically a GE plug thing :shrug:. I was thinking of just extracting the juices (not sure the best way to do this? Bake/Boil and then press/strain perhaps?), add some sugar/LME to taste, and then some yeast should be a basic recipe right? I'm sure it won't taste the best, but it's better than simply wasting all these fruits and I definitely can't eat them all. I've made a cider once and a couple of beers in the past so I know the basics, but those are a lot more standard than a pumpkin/acorn cider. Not sure if cider is even the proper term for this, but before mixing the ingrediants at random I figured I should ask on here and get some pointers.

edit: Also should I let the acorn squash ripen a lot before using it? It's starting to turn orange as it is, but some are still quite green on the outside. When I cook it though it should soften up and denature the starches anyway right?


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: krypto2000]
    #18781275 - 08/31/13 12:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

wont be cider mate cider is strictly fermented apple juice. it wiould make and interesting wine though. maybe a mead hmm pumkin mead...

3lbs honey
300g pumkin paste
1 gallon of water

could be nice :smile:


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: Mrdbrewer]
    #18781302 - 08/31/13 01:02 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

So I can just make it into a paste? Do I not need to remove the fibers or anything, I guess they'll be broken down by the yeast?


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: krypto2000]
    #18782179 - 08/31/13 05:38 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I'd just cut them up into as small pieces as possible. Most things I've tried fermented fall apart into a sloppy mess that sinks to the bottom after a few weeks and can be decanted away from. In any case, the sugars should dissolve out.

Definitely add some additional sugar or honey to get the ABV up :smile:. If it tastes gross, you can always distill it.


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: cmspice]
    #18782191 - 08/31/13 05:42 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

randomly googled pumpkin wine:  http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques53.asp

I'd let them ripen up to get the fermentable sugar content as high as possible.


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: cmspice]
    #18782200 - 08/31/13 05:44 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

May I ask why you have some much pumpkin and acorn squash lol?


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: krypto2000]
    #18782235 - 08/31/13 05:55 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Simple answer anything containing sugars can be made into cider or wine and pumpkin or squash will work BUT TASTY :shrug:


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: r00tuuu123]
    #18782496 - 08/31/13 07:03 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

I grew a small patch of pumpkins which turned into a rather large patch, and the acorn squash I have no idea. I planted maybe 5 plants or so and a couple months later they were popping up all over the yard, some quite far away from where I planted the original ones too. They even overtook another small garden I had. I'm not sure if I just chucked the seeds in the yard or what, but they're everywhere. I've thrown a bunch in the compost, but went to try and gather them all today and have about 5 gallons of acorn squash atm :shrug:.


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: krypto2000]
    #18788402 - 09/02/13 05:53 AM (10 years, 4 months ago)

If you want to make a pumpkin mead, then this is the best way to go IMO....

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f80/pumpkin-pie-mead-fermented-pumpkin-335682/


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: krypto2000]
    #18794357 - 09/03/13 01:28 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Just make a brew with your LME, some brown sugar, and some honey.  Get it started first while you are prepping the pumpkins/squash.  Then cook up the pumpkins and squash into a mash and sieve into the fermenting brew.  Add rest of your sugars then too if you want it strong and sweet.  In other words give the yeast a chance to really get rocking before adding the pumpkin/squash mix and balance of sugar.  I would hold off on the spices for a while until you go to secondary.  Figure a pretty long primary and strain carefully into your secondary.  Add spices to hot water, cool, then add to brew.


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: LunarEclipse]
    #18794702 - 09/03/13 02:53 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Pumpkin Wine - this turned out VERY good!!! Even non-wine-drinkers were going back for a second glass.

I'll be making another batch this year when the pie pumpkins are ready.


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Re: Can I make a cider out of acorn squash/pumpkins, no hops, no grains? [Re: trendal]
    #18794811 - 09/03/13 03:20 PM (10 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

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Pumpkin Wine - this turned out VERY good!!! Even non-wine-drinkers were going back for a second glass.

I'll be making another batch this year when the pie pumpkins are ready.




I'm old enough to remember that thread!

Similar to OP, I have some squashes in my case some very interesting multicolored acorn ones, that grew out of the compost heap!  Although frankly sugar pumpkins? for pie sound better for wine...


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