Apfelwien brewing - thinking of adding blueberries to next batch

I just started a batch of Apfelwein. I made it exactly per recipe except I used a primary bucket fermenter. I started it about two weeks ago and the bubbling has finally ceased. I used Motts apple juice from Walmart at $3.88 a gallon. All told, about $23. for the batch. I'll move it to a seconday in a couple weeks and then bulk age it.

I was thinking af starting another batch with blueberries in it. Has anyone done this? If so, can you give a taste report?

I am now drinking a blueberry/apple mead I made a few months ago and it tastes great. I'm afraid it will be gone before it's aged properly! I used 10 lbs of clover honey, 2 gallons of apple juice, 2 lbs bluberries and hops (6 gal batch). Beautiful color and great taste! I love it! I'm thinking the blueberries would add a nice color and taste to the Apfelwein as well.

Cheers
Terry

CORRECTION!
I just went and checked. I actually started it 10 days ago and it's still bubbling. Still about one bubble every 30 seconds. It no longer smells....

Terry

I am interested in how it would turn out. I love blueberries, I am making my second blueberry Kolsch right now. I have a blueberry oatmeal honey stout on tap right now. I have used both frozen and fresh blueberries, I will stick with the frozen from here out. Fresh is great, but it left a tang in my stout, which wasnt bad but nothing like the sweet flavor that was in the kolsch with the frozen "Dole" berries.

sorry to go OT but RGH bluberry oatmeal honey sout sounds great would u mind sharin the recipie for that

I haven't made Apfelwien yet but plan to start a batch pretty soon. I saw another post that discussed adding Cranberry juice-substituting a gallon of Cranberry juice for a gallon of the Apple juice. I have wondered myself about adding a fruit puree like you can buy in the three-pound cans. Its seem like the apple juice would lend itself very well with other fruits.

Does anyone have any guidance on this?

Terry Fletcher said:

I was thinking af starting another batch with blueberries in it. Has anyone done this?

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Yes, you can find the info here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f32/blueberry-cider-51277/ Regards, GF.

I made a 5 gallon batch that follows tusch's pretty closely. and it turned out

so good. I used frozen wild blueberries. they are very small but have a

really nice flavor. I only used 6 pounds on a 5 gallon batch, and there is a

very strong blueberry taste. I back sweetened mine. the primary ferment is

pretty violent so make sure you do it in a bucket not a carboy