Blackberry Wit
Fruit Beer • Extract • 5 gal
Interesting combination. Good beer, probably would be better with fruit not so tart to balance the Belgian yeast flavors better.
December 8, 2006 pm 08:29pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 5 lbs
Liquid Wheat Extract
Liquid Wheat Extract
Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 1 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 2 lb
blackberries - (omitted from calculations)
blackberries
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Wyeast 3942 Belgian Wheat™
Wyeast 3942 Belgian Wheat™
Estery low phenol producing yeast from small Belgian brewery. Apple and plum like nose with dry finish.
Notes
Blackberries steeped at 160F for 15 minutes to sterilize. Beer racked onto blackberries for secondary fermentation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 20 - Fruit Beer
Subcategory: A - Fruit Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.048 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 8.4 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 17.0 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
update
2007-01-08 8:43am
A little too tart for my tastes. However, friends and family liked it, even some who don't normally drink beer.
