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Boo Berry American Wheat
Brewed: 09/23/2012 Bottled: 10/06/2012
 Well, while we were "on vacation" in Florida, the SheppyBrew Beer Model got a taste of SweetWater Brewing Company's Blue. She really liked it. It was a light - bodied blueberry ale. The blueberry was not overpowering, and I actually thought it was a pretty good ale.
At some point we were talking about what she would like to brew next, and she brought up that a blueberry wheat would be something she would enjoy drinking.
Much like SheppyBrew's Apricot Lovin' Wheat, I figure it would be easy enough to brew Summer Lovin' as a base beer and add blueberry puree to a secondary.
As the "Blue" had a restrained blueberry flavor, I decided to add less blueberry puree than I added apricot to Apricot Lovin' and no flavoring. I was hoping that this would be just the right amount of fruit in the wheat beer.
After trying the first batch from the keg, I decided that there was not enough blueberry in it, so I got some blueberry flavoring from my home-brew shop. I added a very little amount and was pleased with the amount after that. The bottles that I did, though did not benefit from that little late addition.
The name of the beer "Boo Berry" was a suggestion by the Beer Model. We were talking about the first batch of this beer being ready around Halloween. Get it? Ghosts say "boo" and there are lots of ghosts around on Halloween and "boo" sounds a lot like "blue". Not really what I would have called the beer, but she was pretty proud of the name, and she IS much cuter than I am.
For more information on this beer, see the "Boo Berry" label on my blog.
Boo Berry American Wheat --- batch 1
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| Style |
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Fruit Beer |
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Batch Size |
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5.50 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.99 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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75.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.049 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.008 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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21.9 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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5.3 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.452 |
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| Recipe Color |
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6.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.045
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Measured FG: |
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1.007
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| ADF: |
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84
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Measured ABV: |
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5%
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Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 4 lbs 8.0 oz |
Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
1 |
39.1 % |
| 4 lbs 8.0 oz |
Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
39.1 % |
| 8.0 oz |
Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
4.3 % |
| 0.38 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min |
Hop |
4 |
21.9 IBUs |
| 0.50 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) |
Other |
5 |
- |
| 1.0 pkg |
Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] |
Yeast |
6 |
- |
| 2 lbs |
Blueberry Puree (10.0 SRM) |
Sugar |
7 |
17.4 % |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 11.88 qt of water at 159.1 F |
148.0 F |
75 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(2.17gal, 4.00gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Color / OG / ABV etc ... listed without
taking into account the fruit.
Ferment 60 - 65 for a few days. Transfer to
secondary on top of the blueberry puree.
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: |
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9/23
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Strike Temp: |
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| Mash Temps: |
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150 .. 152 down to 148 at the end
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| Pre-boil OG |
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1.038 (1.039 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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8 gal (7.99 gal) |
| Actual Mash Efficiency |
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85
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Pitch Temp |
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64
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| Fermentation |
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Day 1: Active with blow-off tube by end of day
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Day 2, 3: 66ish very active.
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| Day 6: About done 66 or 68 |
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