Gnomeberry Hollow Blueberry Porter
If you follow SheppyBrew at all, you probably have read that I want to concentrate more on my BJCP Goal in 2025.
As of the time I'm developing this recipe, if I'm counting correctly, I've brewed 84 of the 108 styles in the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines. Since the beginning of the 2025, I've already brewed 6 new BJCP styles (7 if you include Tasman Pilsner).
I have my Roll-a-Style list, which helps me keep track of styles that I still need to brew.
The idea is that I use a 20-sided online die to decide which style to brew next.
In late-ish July, I was killing time one day and thought I'd spend time coming up with a new recipe.
I rolled my 20-sided online die, and rolled a 10 ...
... which corresponds to 29C. Specialty Fruit Beer.
"A Specialty Fruit Beer is a Fruit Beer with some additional ingredients, such as fermentable sugars (e.g., honey, brown sugar, invert sugar), sweeteners (e.g., lactose), adjuncts, alternative grains, or other special ingredients added, or some additional process applied. A Specialty Fruit Beer can use any style within the Fruit Beer category as a base style (currently, 29A, 29B, or 29D)."
This style is wide-open for interpretation. I decided to ask ChatGPT for ideas ...
My favorite of the ideas was
?? Dark & Mythic: “Gnomeberry Hollow”
Base Style: English Porter
Fruit: Blueberries
Vibe: Smooth roast meets tart berry complexity
Story: Set in a misty glen where gnomes distill forest magic. Tap handle could feature a gnome alchemist with glowing blueberry beakers.
Together, we (mostly me) came up with this recipe.
“Gnomeberry Hollow” seems very much like a halloween-y name, and currently I'm planning on waiting until closer to October to brew this, but I guess we'll see.
For more about this beer, see Sheppy's Blog: Gnomeberry Hollow
| Gnomeberry Hollow --- Batch 1 |
| Style | Specialty Fruit Beer | Batch Size | 5.50 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 6.60 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 65.00 | Boil Time | 60 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.055 SG | Estimated FG | 1.014 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 24.7 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 5.4 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.449 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 40.2 SRM |
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Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.94 gal | Denver, Colorado | Water | 1 | - | - |
| 5.00 g | Calcium Chloride (Mash) | Water Agent | 2 | - | - |
| 2.00 g | Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash) | Water Agent | 3 | - | - |
| 9 lbs | Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 59.0 % | 0.70 gal |
| 12.0 oz | Brown Malt (Crisp) (65.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 4.9 % | 0.06 gal |
| 12.0 oz | Chocolate Malt (Simpsons) (430.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 4.9 % | 0.06 gal |
| 8.0 oz | Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (55.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 3.3 % | 0.04 gal |
| 8.0 oz | Midnight Wheat Malt (550.0 SRM) | Grain | 8 | 3.3 % | 0.04 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.90 %] - Boil 25.0 min | Hop | 9 | 24.7 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 10 | - | - |
| 3 lbs | Blueberry Puree [Primary] (10.0 SRM) | Sugar | 11 | 19.7 % | 0.36 gal |
| 12.0 oz | Honey [Primary] (1.0 SRM) | Sugar | 12 | 4.9 % | 0.06 gal |
| 1.0 pkg | SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] | Yeast | 13 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saccharification | Add 31.77 qt of water at 162.9 F | 156.0 F | 45 min |
| Heat | Heat to 158.0 F over 10 min | 158.0 F | 15 min |
| Mash Out | Heat to 170.0 F over 7 min | 170.0 F | 10 min |
If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
Recipe Notes
From Denver water, salts puts water profile at
Ca=92Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=88,Cl=104,HCO3=104
Boil as directed.
Chill water to as close to 60F as possible.
Pitch yeast and ferment in low 60's for first 2 days.
After main fermentation is done let temperature rise to room temp. Let total fermentation go a total of 2 weeks.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.046 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (6.60 gal) | |||
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