Hiya!
I'm going to brew a fruit beer soon, and I'm torn on a couple of things.
1) I'm thinking about using Ed's Hefe as a starting point, but with a couple of changes to fit my fruit beer needs. Here are the changes:
7# White Wheat
4# 2 Row
.5# Rice Hulls (if needed to prevent stuck mash)
Mash for 90 minutes at 153 degrees.
Only a bittering addition of Willamette to achieve around 15 Ibu's.
2) I'm thinking about using either blackberries or raspberries, but I don't know how much should I use? Should I add at flameout? Should I add in secondary? If so, how much!?
I'm thinking from all I've read, I will add in secondary b/c that's the best way to achieve the most fruit character. For a recipe such as that, I'm thinking that I should add around 3 lbs to secondary.
Does that sound right?
Thanks a lot,
J
I'm going to brew a fruit beer soon, and I'm torn on a couple of things.
1) I'm thinking about using Ed's Hefe as a starting point, but with a couple of changes to fit my fruit beer needs. Here are the changes:
7# White Wheat
4# 2 Row
.5# Rice Hulls (if needed to prevent stuck mash)
Mash for 90 minutes at 153 degrees.
Only a bittering addition of Willamette to achieve around 15 Ibu's.
2) I'm thinking about using either blackberries or raspberries, but I don't know how much should I use? Should I add at flameout? Should I add in secondary? If so, how much!?
I'm thinking from all I've read, I will add in secondary b/c that's the best way to achieve the most fruit character. For a recipe such as that, I'm thinking that I should add around 3 lbs to secondary.
Does that sound right?
Thanks a lot,
J