Show me your blueberry beers!

[HearthBakedCory]

That’s not surprising, looks like freeze dried blueberries are roughly 8 times concentrated, so you had the potential of 24 lb of fruit in a 5 gal batch!!

And way cheaper than buying fresh!

 

[isomerization]

And way cheaper than buying fresh!

Do you have a link?

 

[HearthBakedCory]

Do you have a link?

You may be able to find them cheaper somewhere else but I used these cause there aren’t any preservatives. The concentration I wanted made freeze dried a lot more cost effective than fresh.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7ZJ4EY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_AkdGCbFYRG0X7

 

[Rob2010SS]

And way cheaper than buying fresh!

Definitely interested in a link as well! How was the flavor/aroma? And I'm assuming you added all the vodka and everything to it? Remember how much vodka you used?

 

[Rob2010SS]

As much as I like that color, I'd be concerned the flavor would drown out the flavor of the beer behind it. So curious as to what you thought of the flavor/aroma of that.

 

[HearthBakedCory]

As much as I like that color, I'd be concerned the flavor would drown out the flavor of the beer behind it. So curious as to what you thought of the flavor/aroma of that.

I was definitely aiming for a heave blueberry flavor so you could probably dial it back a bit and still retain the color. I added them to my hefeweizen recipe and you were still able to pick out the lemon and wheat.

I’ve wanted to start brewing Berliners but wasn’t ready to start playing with lactobacillus yet so this was a bit of a lazy man’s sour. I enjoyed it and will be making it again soon.

 

[isomerization]

I was definitely aiming for a heave blueberry flavor so you could probably dial it back a bit and still retain the color. I added them to my hefeweizen recipe and you were still able to pick out the lemon and wheat.

I’ve wanted to start brewing Berliners but wasn’t ready to start playing with lactobacillus yet so this was a bit of a lazy man’s sour. I enjoyed it and will be making it again soon.

I definitely recommend blueberry in a Berliner/Gose type kettle sour. If you have access to Costco, they have very nice frozen blueberries for about $2.50/lb

 

[Rob2010SS]

That’s not surprising, looks like freeze dried blueberries are roughly 8 times concentrated, so you had the potential of 24 lb of fruit in a 5 gal batch!!

Can I ask where you got this figure? Not because I'm questioning how correct it is, but because I want to figure out how much of these to use in my wheat beer.

 

[HearthBakedCory]

Definitely interested in a link as well! How was the flavor/aroma? And I'm assuming you added all the vodka and everything to it? Remember how much vodka you used?

I filled two mason jars to the top with the dried berries then poured vodka to about half way (they were packed pretty tight so maybe an ounce or two per jar), then added the whole contents of the jars into the fermenter.

 

[isomerization]

Can I ask where you got this figure? Not because I'm questioning how correct it is, but because I want to figure out how much of these to use in my wheat beer.

The product description here:

https://www.amazon.com/Freeze-Dried-Blueberries-Ounce-Can/dp/B0006ZN4ZM

“Each can is equivalent to about 6 lbs. of fresh blueberries.”

The fan is 12 oz, so 3lb would be 48 oz. Works out to 6lb x 4 = 24 lb if I calculated correctly.

 

[Rob2010SS]

The product description here:

https://www.amazon.com/Freeze-Dried-Blueberries-Ounce-Can/dp/B0006ZN4ZM

“Each can is equivalent to about 6 lbs. of fresh blueberries.”

The fan is 12 oz, so 3lb would be 48 oz. Works out to 6lb x 4 = 24 lb if I calculated correctly.

Nice. That's what I was looking for! Thanks. So with my initial plan, I would use 1/2 of a can for 3lbs of fresh blueberries, or about 6oz.

I filled two mason jars to the top with the dried berries then poured vodka to about half way (they were packed pretty tight so maybe an ounce or two per jar), then added the whole contents of the jars into the fermenter.

Ok, so not much vodka. That's awesome information! Thanks a ton.

 

[LouPole]

That looks good! Did you smash them or leave them whole? How was the flavor/aroma - strong blueberry?

Left them whole. Not really much blueberry aroma. The flavor was there though. Not overpowering.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Blueberry sour.

Pureed in a blender 5lbs frozen blueberries to 2.5gal. When racking, the SS strainer got constantly clogged and had to rinse and sanitize about 7 times. PIA. Maybe just crush them and add. Brewers Best makes great extracts if the flavor is not enough.