nick79brew
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I brewed an "Oregon Strawberry Ale" last summer and it turned out great. There are a few keys to a great strawberry beer...
1) only attempt if you have damn tasty fresh strawberries, I live in the Willemette Valley in Oregon...know for the best strawberries in the world.
2) use a light beer as the base..everyone likes to use wheat...i like the pilsner malts, very light and clean, hop with just a touch of something noble
3) put the berries in secondary, primary will scrub away the flavor.
4) drink the beer young, the berry taste fades quickly.
5) I used about 6lbs of pureed berries per 5 gal. cut off the stems and hule, puree, put in a pot bring to 150 for 10 min, then quickly cool (i used an ice bath) pitch them in 2ndary for about a week
The final beer was a great pink/orange hue with a great sent of strawberryies, a light flavor and a tart finish,
nick
1) only attempt if you have damn tasty fresh strawberries, I live in the Willemette Valley in Oregon...know for the best strawberries in the world.
2) use a light beer as the base..everyone likes to use wheat...i like the pilsner malts, very light and clean, hop with just a touch of something noble
3) put the berries in secondary, primary will scrub away the flavor.
4) drink the beer young, the berry taste fades quickly.
5) I used about 6lbs of pureed berries per 5 gal. cut off the stems and hule, puree, put in a pot bring to 150 for 10 min, then quickly cool (i used an ice bath) pitch them in 2ndary for about a week
The final beer was a great pink/orange hue with a great sent of strawberryies, a light flavor and a tart finish,
nick
