New Brunswick Craft Brewers Association
Beer Recipes and Food => All Grain => Topic started by: DandyMason on March 11, 2012, 08:57:10 PM
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Ive been wanting to do a blueberry ale for a while, anyone have a guess at pumphouse's blueberry ale?
Anyone have any experience with blueberries? Ive read people using 3-10 lbs of blueberries... ppl putting them in the primary, secondary... Puree them, pasteurize them... Id rather not end up with a purple beer.
Let me know whats best!
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go with a very light pale ale and use blueberry extract if you really don't want a purple beer. However, the taste will be better if you use real blueberry, about 4 pounds / 5 gal batch, pureed, pasturized, and added to secondary.
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Any idea how much extract? I assume pumphouse uses extract then? Their blueberry ale isnt purple...
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Just had a blueberry ale at Pumphouse about an hour ago ... so good on tap. They have a biere de garde around 7.5% that was unreal too. Scary smooth for 7.5 percent
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It depends on the brand. Avoid LD Carlson branded extracts, they are really ooor quality, in my experience. I bought quite a few of them and they were all either unnoticable or awful. Generally for subtle flavour, add 1-2oz, and for something more noticable, add up to 8oz or syrup-type extracts.
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Yeah had a couple yesterday Jake... So refreshing. Absolutely love them. Im going to get some frozen berries to put also, cant wait.
Where abouts were you Jake?
Sounds good, thanks kyle! Where abouts can I get some of that extract?
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I'm staying across the street from the pumphouse right now in Moncton. Home tomorrow afternoon. I've been doing 2 a days there the past couple days lol
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hahaha Yeah they've got a pretty cool spot there, I dont blame you.
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I haven't tried to find other extract manufacturers since my less than stellar experience with the first. Personally, I'd just go for the purple beer and use real berries. If you do find a good extract brand, though, let me know.
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Yeah we will see... Whatever pumphouse is doing seems to be working. Maybe ill see if I can find out what their process is...
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Why not use fresh so what if its purple any extracts ive used has tasted medicinal at least with fresh you will know what you get
just sayin !!!
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If Pumphouse does tell you where it gets its extract, let us know eh?
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Yeah not sure why im against the purple beer.. Guess I just want to try to get as close to Pumphouse as possible
I e-mailed pumphouse about their blueberry ale... not sure if i hear back, but I will absolutely share if i do!
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So I bought some raspberry and blueberry extract at scoop n save... no idea what kind of quality they are, we will see!
Do I just add the extract right before kegging? Also im thinking... 4-5 oz of raspberry and like 6 oz of blueberry... But really those are just guesses... Any suggestions?
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No reason to ferment them out unless you're adding a shitload... flavour to taste ;)
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I'm really interested in trying this. I hope it turns out!
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The extract at scoop and save is gross Ive used it before
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Yeah the blueberry is the scoop n save stuff and the raspberry is some brand name stuff... I would have went fresh berries but I really dont think im going to be too picky with the taste of extracts, and figured I would give them a go at least.
Raspberry wheat hopefully done for the weekend... and Blueberry ale brewing friday. Cant wait
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Be careful with the raspberry I used extract once from the states and it said to use the whole bottle and it made the beer taste like cough medicine but had I used 1/2 to 3/4 would have been very good
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k Good to know.. I have two 100 ml bottles... Maybe just one will do!
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Add them to secondary also
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Okay sounds good. I was planning on doing that but didnt know it was necessary.
Did you add yours right at kegging Dave?
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I bottled that batch but Id add right at kegging
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k cool, thanks!
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hahah added 3 oz of raspberry extract.... Beer looks like kool-aid, really really dark red color. Its drinkable for sure. Can definitely tell its extract, but weirdly that doesnt bother me that much. Next time around, I would probably try 1.5 oz for 5 gallons even....
for the blueberry ale, might go with like 4 oz.... we will see.
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its really easy to use fresh berries you heat them to 180F for roughly 5-10 min then add to secondary and voila
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Yeah now that ive tried the extract i will give berries a try next time