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Blueberry Lager

134 calories 13 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 134 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 28th 2018
1.041
1.009
4.2%
21.9
2.6
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row5.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 73.9%
1.25 lb Flaked Rice1.25 lb Flaked Rice 40 0.5 16.8%
0.19 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.1875 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.5%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 6.7%
7.44 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Huell Melon0.75 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 45 min 19.41 75%
0.25 oz Huell Melon0.25 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.2 Whirlpool 0 min 2.45 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Nutrient Blend Other Other 10 min.
1 each Whirfloc Tablet Fining Other 5 min.
6 lb Blueberries Flavor Secondary 10 days
0.50 oz Blueberry Extract Flavor Bottling --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 320 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Coon Rapids
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 qt Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
8 qt Sparge -- 168 °F 5 min
6 qt Sparge -- 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.88 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.88 qt/lb 3.5 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.09 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -0.93 -3.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.72 g | 18.9 qt) 3.93 15.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.51 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.43 29.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

After 8 days of primary fermentation did a diacetyl rest for 2 days at 65 degrees. Rack to secondary on top of thawed frozen blueberries and left for 10 days. Removed blueberries and slowly dropped to lagering temps. Lagered at 38 degrees for 4 weeks.

The .5oz of extract at bottling really makes the blueberry aroma come out in the beer. A clean lager with nice smooth not too sweet blueberry flavor. Hops are pretty interchangeable as the blueberry gives most of the flavor and aroma.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-02-15 15:47 UTC