Wild Huckleberry Wheat

[p40whk]

How difficult would it be to come up with a recipe for this?

Wild Huckleberry
A light lager blended with real Montana huckleberry juice. Not bitter or
overly sweet; extremely refreshing.
Style - American wheat lager with fruit
IBU’s - 11
ABV - 4.6%
Malts - Wheat, Pilsner, & Vienna
Hops - Millennium
Yeast - Lager
Appearance - slightly hazy & pale

I was in Montana last month and couldn't get enough of this beer. Tried to get the recipe from them (Great Northern Brewery) but no dice.

I'd never heard of a wheat lager but that's how they describe it and it was outstanding. I can get huckleberries shipped to me but they're expensive and I don't want to waste them experimenting.

If someone can help come up with a recipe for this I would appreciate it!

 

[Madmartigan]

Funny...I just came back from Montana and also had the same glorious experience with Great Northern Brewing Co. A friend of mine said to use huckleberry extract in lieu of real huckleberries. Just a thought, but I too want to use the real deal. Hope this thread kicks off!

 

[Brewtah]

I also fell in love with the huckleberry beer fom Northern. I have searched high and low for frozen, fresh, canned anything no such luck. I live in Salt Lake you would think some wold drift down from Montana. Amazon is the only place I could find them and they are about $14 a pound. Good luck.

 

[p40whk]

I found frozen huckleberries here: Www.oregonmushrooms.com/p-176-frozen-huckleberries.aspx

Haven't ordered any but if I can find a good beer recipe I will

 

[p40whk]

I also found extract here: www.faeriesfinest.com/e159.html

 

[p40whk]

I ordered the extract from the site above and have an American wheat ale in the fermenter right now that I'll try it with. I'll put it in the bottling bucket before racking and see how it tastes. Will let you know in a week or so.

The wheat beer is from an extract kit from Austin Homebrew supply.

 

[jereandjess]

How did it turn out?

Otto Brothers Brewery in Jackson Hole used to make a Huckleberry Wheat that we loved and then they turned into Grand Teton Brewing and the beer disappeared. Have been thinking about it quite a bit lately and stumbled onto this thread.

Thinking of brewing an American Wheat and using an extract like you did, but curious how it went and if you liked the extract you used.

Thanks!