Blueberry wit!

**claphamsa** · 06-04-2009, 06:32 PM

So my plan is to take a standard wit recpie and make it a blueberry wit.

I was thinking of adding the blueberrys to the secondary, but im not sure, should they go into the primary after a week of fermenting? should they go in right at the beginning?

also how much would people use? I want a ton of flavr

flyangler18 · 06-04-2009, 06:46 PM

I don't see fruit blending well with a traditional wit's characteristics of yeast-driven funk, lactic tang and the spicing. An American wheat might be a better base beer for what you're after.

**claphamsa** · 06-04-2009, 06:48 PM

Well, my wit never has any of those nasty spicy flavrs! (yech) and funk in a wit? really? I dont see blue moon being so popular with funk :P

ok, so say i make an american wheat..... same question goes

**claphamsa** · 06-04-2009, 06:51 PM

then again, I guess blue moon is as close to a wit as it is an American wheat..... maybe i need to sample some of these side bye side

chumprock · 06-04-2009, 06:52 PM

A local brewery is making a Strawberry Wit for a buddy's pub that gets released next week.

I've already reserved a keg, so I'll let ya know how it tastes.

**claphamsa** · 06-04-2009, 06:54 PM

Ive had super tasty strawberry wits (and actually sam adams has a good blackberry one) what i need to know is how to make it :P

flyangler18 · 06-04-2009, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by claphamsa

Well, my wit never has any of those nasty spicy flavrs! (yech) and funk in a wit? really? I dont see blue moon being so popular with funk :P

ok, so say i make an american wheat..... same question goes

Can you imagine Hoegaarden or Celis with fruit? Blegh -doesn't sound appealing to me in the least.

I've never done any fruit beers myself, as I can't stand them, so I can't comment on process.

**weirdboy** · 06-04-2009, 06:59 PM

I haven't made a fruit wit, but I've made strawberry blonde and it's my most requested beer.

I just puree the strawberries and put them into the secondary, then rack the beer in from the primary, and let it sit for a month or so. I use 4 pounds of strawberries for mine.

**claphamsa** · 06-04-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by flyangler18

Can you imagine Hoegaarden or Celis with fruit? Blegh -doesn't sound appealing to me in the least.

I've never done any fruit beers myself, as I can't stand them, so I can't comment on process.

actually in the BJCP class we just did the wits last Sunday, and I was like this would be great with some blueberry

I would cut out the spices and add in blueberry, I guess that would make it an american wheat tho..... hhmmmm yummy sounding !

**claphamsa** · 06-04-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by weirdboy

I haven't made a fruit wit, but I've made strawberry blonde and it's my most requested beer.

I just puree the strawberries and put them into the secondary, then rack the beer in from the primary, and let it sit for a month or so. I use 4 pounds of strawberries for mine.

for a 5 gallon batch? how heavy of a fruit flavr do you get?