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Recently a friend and I started brewing. Our first beer turned out to be absolutely amazing. Our second two not so well. Our second beer was supposed to be a blueberry blonde for the summer. We never had time and let it sit in secondary fermentation for over 2 months. didnt taste it before...

from other threads that I have read. the best thing to do with fruit is thaw it (if frozen) and place directly into the carboy for secondary fermentation. Though you should place it in the carboy before the beer. I am not sure how long you should let it sit, id say 7-10 days. i am doing a 5...

So I went out and bought a 4 lb bag of frozen blueberries from Costco ($8). I thawed them for a few hours then pureed them and put them through a sift to get the skins off. I feel like I should have just added the blueberries right to the carboy during secondary fermentation. I go into...

Ive got a 5 hop citrus ipa that goes into bottle fermentation sunday. that same day my blueberry blonde goes into the carboy for 2 weeks and i am also goin to brew a belgium amber. "Give a man a beer, let him drink for a day. Teach a man how to brew, let hiim drink for life."

@ Wolverine - I'll have to take a look. @ Kgraber - i have seen cans of that at my local brew store. A bit to expensive at $19 bucks a can.

Legin & Wolverine; Thank you for the suggestions. My ale goes into secondary fermentation on Sunday (glass carboy). I would like to use fresh fruit but way to expensive; didn't realize I would need so many lbs. of fruit. I was told to use a blueberry jam but not sure how it will turn out (too...

So my brew partner and I have made a blonde ale and currently have it in its first fermentation. We would like to make it a blueberry style blonde and are seeking advice. We know that the blueberry gets added to the carboy for secondary fermentation. Reading different recipes we are puzzled as...

So my brew partner and I have made a blonde ale and currently have it in its first fermentation. We would like to make it a blueberry style blonde and are seeking advice. We know that the blueberry gets added to the carboy for secondary fermentation. Reading different recipes we are puzzled...

A buddy and I started brewing our own beers about 2 months ago. We finished our first brew, a 5 variety hop Ipa, and wanted to get ideas for a second batch. We both decided that a blonde ale would be good and wanted to had some pizazz to it. I googled blueberry blonde ale recipes and vola...