Fruit Beer Something Borrowed, Something Blueberry ale

[Xalwine]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

Wyeast - Witbread

Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter

us-05 yeast slurry

Batch Size (Gallons)

5

Original Gravity

1.053

Final Gravity

1.014

Boiling Time (Minutes)

90

IBU

24

Color

14 (red)

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

7

Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

5

Additional Fermentation

Fridge 1 month waiting for keg

Tasting Notes

Strong blueberry flavor, Hint of earthiness after swallowing.

Briess 2-Row Brewer's Malt
7 lbs, 0 oz
Weyermann Vienna
2 lbs, 0 oz
Briess White Wheat
0 lbs, 4 oz
Gambrinus Honey Malt
0 lbs, 4 oz
Crisp Crystal Malt 15L
0 lbs, 4 oz
Northern Brewer Pellets
1 oz @ 30 mins
Fuggles Pellets, UK
1 oz @ 1 mins
Blueberry Flavoring
2 oz (at kegging)
Wyeast Labs Whitbread Ale
1 ea


Mash @ 153°F for 60 minutes.
2 gallons of mashout @212°F.
Sparge water @ 170°F

actual OG was 1.053
FG before blueberries 1.014
FG post blueberries 1.014

6# of frozen blueberries in secondary, and repitch with s-05 slurry from a prior batch. Let this secondary ferment cool to pull some of the peachy esters from the s-05.

As opposed to many commercial beers, the blueberry flavor is up front and lingers, a noticeable sweetness lingers as the base earthy flavor cleans up the palette.

This was made for my sisters wedding, I only had 2 weeks in the keg so there was a little bit of carb bite. but not noticeable unless you knew what you were looking for.

 

[Xalwine]

I also let it sit in a bright tank for 4 weeks. I didn't have a keg to rack it into. So once I picked up some from keggle brewing and Craig's list, I cleans those and racked into that.

 

[head]

Nice!! My SWMBO has been asking for something like this. Thank you very much!

 

[Xalwine]

Please add your tasting notes after you make it. I sat it on gas for 2 weeks at 20 psi. A little more carbonation to suit the fruitiness.

 

[Miket1099]

Hey i really like the recipe and plan on doing my first all grain batch an would like to do this one i had a few questions about some stuff i didn't understand due to my lack of knowledge.

The blueberry flavoring is that a liquid extract you can but from a brew store or is it just blueberries.

Also I didn't understand the part about the 6# of frozen blueberries and re pitch the s-05 what does that mean. And sorry I'd this is a stupid question I'm still very new to brewing

 

[Xalwine]

the blueberry flavoring is an extract from my LHBS. i added 6#(pounds) of frozen blueberries in secondary. after it warmed up, I added s-05 yeast. adds a different flavor when fermented cooler. any other questions just ask!

 

[NTOLERANCE]

Mid 60 degree fermentation temps?

 

[Xalwine]

for secondary yes. 60-65 is the range i went for. Primary was around 70+-

 

[chappyman7]

What was the final color on this recipe? My grandma recently passed and I want to brew a blueberry something for her because she loved fruity wheat beers and her favorite color was purple. Sounds kinda odd, I know, but I just want to do it.