Cheers from SLO, CA

Mon Dec 31, 2012 10:09 am

What's BN, from SLO, CA. You guys rock! :jnj Wish I would have found this site earlier. Been brewing for about a year and loving it. Currently have IN BOTTLE: Coffee Oatmeal Stout, Pumpkin Blonde, Blueberry Heff - In Primary: American Wheat - ON Deck: BIG IPA, and an Red. Starting to trying my own recipies now and so far so good. Looking forward to getting as much feedback as possibly for a newer brewer.

:bnarmy: Cheers :bnarmy:
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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:55 am

Welcome!
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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:26 pm

Welcome to the Asylum! :jnj
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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:47 pm

Welcome
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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:56 pm

Welcome aboard, man! Blueberry Hef sounds tasty, was that one of your own recipes?
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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:59 pm

Thanks for the hospitality all.

@ Dr. Bubra
Nope not my recipe but I tweeked it a little. Its super easy and turned out good. :jnj
8 lbs Bavarian Wheat DME

0.5 oz Hallertau (Pellets, 4.50 %AA) boiled 60 min.

0.5 oz Hallertau (Pellets, 4.50 %AA) boiled 2 min.

2 oz Blueberry Extract (Will try real fruit next time)

Yeast : White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale
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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:11 pm

Nice simple recipe. Looks very tasty. Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat is a blueberry American wheat a lot like yours. Tasty beer.

Next time, you are probably better off going with some Oregon brand Blueberry Puree as opposed to fresh blueberries.
It is hard to get enough fruit character from fresh fruit unless you use a metric shit-ton (esp. strawberries). The puree is concentrated so it packs a boatload of flavor per unit volume, its sanitary, and it tastes a lot better than the extracts.

http://www.oregonfruit.com/of.pl?pg=wh

Oh, and not to nitpick, but the American Wheat yeasts like WLP320 are different from Bavarian Hefeweizen yeasts in their ester and phenolic profiles, to the point where they are very different style beers. Your base beer is fits more into the American Wheat category than the Hefeweizen category because of this marked difference in the yeast profile. Both are tasty beers, just different. Not blaming you, its a common misnomer propagated by marketing folks at Widmer and Pyramid.

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Re: Cheers from SLO, CA

Tue Jan 01, 2013 2:21 pm

BDawg

Thanks for the recommendations. Like I said, I'm rather new to the game, so a really appreciate any tips such as yours. I may try both the puree and the Bavarian Yeast in the next batch.
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