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01-30-2012, 04:02 PM
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I just put the blueberry's into the primary fermantation in a dry hop bag when I had reached about 85-90% attenuation. I didn't soak the blueberry's in vodka. I froze and thawed them 3 times to break up the sugar cells. Then I place them in a pan with 1-2 cups of H2O and simmered for 20 minutes. I placed 1 cup of sugar with about 10 minutes of simmer time left. I then just let the solution cool down
to room temperature. I sterilized the hop bag and placed the blueberry solution into the bag. After placing the bag into the fermenter I raised and lowered it into the solution with a string to really disolve and get beer into the flavor bag. I then waited untill I reached the SG= 1.014 I needed. I believe that I put 2 Lbs. of blueberry's from my back yard into the fermentation bucket. Although the beer had a slight blue color to the beer it tasted really good. |
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01-30-2012, 07:18 PM
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I'm assuming you meant FG = 1.014. Thanks for the detailed info! Sounds really good! I'm going to brew this up next week! Pretty excited.... :-)
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01-30-2012, 11:41 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Melbourne
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hello guys,
i want try this and i'm using this calculator ( http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator) to make a smaller batch but due to inexperiance, i cannot find the following or substitue in this website... can someone please help?
German Wheat
German Pils
Rice Hulls
As for hops, which type of Hallertauer hops should I use for this recipe?
Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Hallertauer Mittelfruh or Hallertauer?
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01-31-2012, 12:24 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Doylestown
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I'm doing a batch of this right now that I plan on splitting and combining with apple cider in 4:1 and 1:4 ratios. So, one batch will be 4 gal hefe wort and 1 gal cider and vice versa. I'm using the Weihenstephan yeast for the batch with 4 gal of wort and Nottingham on the one with 4 gal cider.
I'm not really sure what's gonna happen but I'm hoping I'll end up with 10 gallons of good stuff.
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01-31-2012, 08:12 PM
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#725
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Brewed this the other day and got a miserable 1.038 og. I don't care if it's weak in the alcohol dept. But is the flavor going to suffer? For what it is worth I underpitched the yeast cuz it Exploded when I opened the vial. ( my fist experience with liquid yeast). I am hoping the yeast reproduction rate will make up for the lack of available sugars. But that's just wishful thinking. Any thoughts?
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02-04-2012, 01:45 AM
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#726
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Austin, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Haputanlas
Brewed a Dunkel version of this yesterday. Replaced the Pilsner malt with Munich. We'll see how it turns out and I'll report back as soon as I try it.  |
Just wanted to update you guys. This recipe turned out to be mediocre. Nothing great.
The aroma was fantastic, but flavor was lacking.
I just want to re-iterate that the original hef recipe is fantastic. The dunkel version with munich instead of pilsner was mediocre.
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02-08-2012, 02:40 PM
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#727
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Cherry Hill
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Looks AHS will have my new 10g pot with weldless valve kit and heat grade tubing to me on Friday.
Will be brewing this up on Sunday as my first AG batch.
Thanks for the recipe Ed - hope to do it justice.
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02-08-2012, 04:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Haputanlas
Just wanted to update you guys. This dunkel recipe turned out to be mediocre. Nothing great.
The aroma was fantastic, but flavor was lacking.
I just want to re-iterate that the original hef recipe is fantastic. The dunkel version with munich instead of pilsner was mediocre.
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I think the reason why this came out a little less than desireable was the fact that it was too cloying. I had some Acetaldehyde issues at first, but those off-flavors went away. I think it needs just a few more IBUs.
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"There is no strong beer, only weak men"
"Pretty women make us BUY beer, ugly women make us DRINK beer" - Al Bundy
"Give a man a beer, he'll drink for a day. Teach a man to brew, he'll be drunk for the rest of his life."
Primary:
Kegged: Burning Bush, Pale Kock, Agave Wit
Bottled: Le Petit, Dancing Hippo
Notable Empties: Oaked Black IIPA, BBK I, Red IIPA, Burning Bush, Apophis "The Destroyer"
On-Deck: Maharaja Clone, The Titan BW, Ale of Olympus
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02-15-2012, 02:32 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Winnipeg
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Quote:
Originally Posted by suicider
Brewed this the other day and got a miserable 1.038 og. I don't care if it's weak in the alcohol dept. But is the flavor going to suffer? For what it is worth I underpitched the yeast cuz it Exploded when I opened the vial. ( my fist experience with liquid yeast). I am hoping the yeast reproduction rate will make up for the lack of available sugars. But that's just wishful thinking. Any thoughts?
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suicider - Had something similar happen to mine - due to the crush I think.
Just had the taste after 1 1/2 weeks in bottle and 1 day in fridge. I actually brewed it in November but due to basement reno's it didn't get bottled until now.
It's light in body (to be expected) but still tasted good. I was concerned about the strength of the yeast flavor, but it's not overpowering at all. It's good enough to serve to guests so hopefully that helps
Next time - I'm double checking my crush!
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02-18-2012, 03:27 PM
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#730
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: pittsburgh
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well after a week and a half in the bottle the beer tastes good despite my low o.g. i have this weird relationshipt whith hefes wherein the first onei drink always seems a little too clovey and not enough banana flavor for my taste. but halfway through the second bottle i'm thinking this stuff is pretty good. ( and this one in no different) next time i think i'll try a warmer fermentation temp to harvest more banana esters. do different flavors stand out at different serving temps? I.E. when the glass warms up a little the second half tastes better? or at least different?
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