I would say just brew a solid base american wheat, and add rack the beer on top of the mushed up blueberry in secondary.
I'm doing one with 3lbs blueberry.
Not so good. Didnt use enough blueberries. It tastes like a tart wheat, not blueberry. The fruit didnt change the color a bit.How did this turn out?
I'm also looking for a blueberry beer of sorts.
The flavor has to be the hardest part for blueberry ales. I tried doing a Wild Blue clone and failed miserably. I ended up using some blueberry extract along with some lactose to bring back some of the character I was looking for. To be honest, with the amount of blueberries I put in there, it actually came out to be like a beer/wine hybrid. It's carbing in the keg right now and will sit there for some time. Hopefully in a few weeks it will be better than it is now...
I have a Blueberry wheat crash cooling now.
5lbs 2-row Pale
5lbs White Wheat
2lbs Flaked Wheat
.6oz Magnum @ 60
US-05
2oz Blueberry Extract @ kegging
Last batch went so fast, I had to turn around and brew another right behind it.
Funny, cherry extract tastes like cough syrup, but blueberry extract tastes like...blueberries.
Thanks for the recipe! I'd like to do the same, however in an extract version. Does this seem right for an extract?
4.5lbs Wheat LME
3.3lbs Light LME
1oz Magnum (Flavoring)
4oz Malto-Dextrine
1oz Pectic Enzyme (Secondary)
SafAle S-05
1 Can Oregon Blueberry Puree (Secondary)
2oz Blueberry Extract (Bottling)
I almost doubled the hops because I would think that .6oz is a little light. I also lowered the LME amounts by about 1.5 lbs to account for the extra sugars in the puree. What do you think?
I used the Magnum for bittering, I didn't use any aroma or flavor hops. Magnum are pretty strong on the Alpha Acids.
Look pretty good to me.
I have a Blueberry wheat crash cooling now.
5lbs 2-row Pale
5lbs White Wheat
2lbs Flaked Wheat
.6oz Magnum @ 60
US-05
2oz Blueberry Extract @ kegging
Last batch went so fast, I had to turn around and brew another right behind it.
Funny, cherry extract tastes like cough syrup, but blueberry extract tastes like...blueberries.
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