Gruntled Berry Weiße
Brewed: 2/1/2015 Kegged: 2/14/2015
You may remember the story about how Gruntled Sour Weiße came into being. I had come across a recipe by Billy at The Homebrew Academy for a Gose (see Gose Homebrew Recipe) in which he sours at bottling time with 10 tsp of 88% lactic acid.
I decided to try the same technique for my own Sour Weiße. I soured to taste, but I over-did it a bit. Still, it was nice to blend with other beers to add some tartness.
Superbowl weekend I decided I wanted to do a little batch of beer. Since I had most recently done the Gruntled Sour Weiße at a small size, I decided to simply re-use most of that recipe. This time I thought it would be fun to throw in some mixed berries to add some fruitiness.
At the time that I did the recipe, I knew I would add less lactic acid than I did with the Gruntled Sour. I wasn't 100% sure I'll add any. The bottling-time decision was to add the amount I was planning to for the first beer.
I liked how the resulting beer turned out. I don't really consider it a sour beer. The lactic acid does add some tartness, which compliments the mixed berries quite well. Generally speaking, I don't go out of my way for fruit beers, but this one is a nice refreshing low alcohol beer. It is really quite pleasurable to drink.
Even the Beer Model doesn't think its too sour.
| Gruntled Berry Weisse --- Batch 1 |
| Style | Berliner Weiss | Batch Size | 2.40 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 2.71 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 72.00 | Boil Time | 90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.030 SG | Estimated FG | 1.005 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 5.7 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 3.3 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.188 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 2.7 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.030 |
Measured FG: | 1.007 | ||||
| ADF: | 78 | Measured ABV: | 3 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lbs 6.0 oz | Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 50.0 % |
| 1 lbs | White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 36.4 % |
| 6.0 oz | Acid Malt (3.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 13.6 % |
| 0.250 oz | Hallertauer [4.80 %] - Boil 30.0 min | Hop | 4 | 5.7 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 5 | - |
| 1.50 lb | Frozen Mixed Berries (Primary 7.0 days) | Flavor | 6 | - |
| 0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) | Other | 7 | - |
| 5.00 tsp | Lactic Acid (Souring) (Bottling 10.0 days) | Flavor | 8 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 3.44 qt of water at 159.1 F | 148.0 F | 75 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.87gal, 1.40gal) of 168.0 F waterRecipe Notes
Frozen berries added to fermenter. Rack the wort right on top.
Got the idea of using lactic acid at bottling time from Billy at The Homebrew Academy http://homebrewacademy.com/gose-homebrew-recipe
Starting off with 5 tsp. Will taste to see if I think I should add more.
Carb to about 2.9 vol with 2.4oz table sugar boiled in 1 cup water.
Brewing Record
| Brew Date: | 2/1/2015 | Strike Temp: | ||||
| Mash Temps: | ||||||
| Pre-boil OG | (1.030 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | 1.030 (2.71 gal) | |||
| Actual Mash Efficiency | Pitch Temp | |||||
Brewing Notes
2/6/2015 Geeze. Can't believe I still have not commented on this. Brew day went ok. See <a href="http://blog.ericshepard.com/2015/02/gruntled-berry-weie.html">Gruntled Berry Weiße</a> on the blog. Have not really been paying attention to the fermentation. Started at 60ish it is now around 68 and there doesn't seem to be any activity. I am assuming it did its thing while I wasn't paying attention.
2/8/2015 Took a sample. It is very pink. The berry flavor is much more subtle than the color contribution. Think this will actually compliment the lactic sour nicely. 1.008 gravity.
2/14/2015 Bottled the pink beer today with 2.5oz table sugar. 13 12oz bottles. 2 bombers. 1 PET liter bottle. 1.007 fg. 3%abv. I really like how the very flavor and the lactic sour play together. Much less tart than Gruntled Sour Weiße. Think this will be a pleasant easy drinking beer in a couple weeks.
2/21/2015 PET is rock-hard. One more week of carbonation and we'll see how it turned out.
2/28/2015 Put some bottles in the fridges. Should drink some tomorrow.
3/2/2015 Had some yesterday. Lots of berry flavor. A little tart, but not what I would call sour. Pretty good. Not great.
5/5/2015 Had a bomber over the weekend. I think I liked this beer better than the last time I had it. It really is pretty good. Nice tartness is almost, but not quite sour. Lots of berry flavor. Pretty nice.
9/20/2015 Had one with PC last night. Tastes about the same as before. PC was not a fan. Said it tastes more like wine to him.
10/18/2015 I think this beer is all gone.
10/18/2015 Actually, I have some in the beer fridge.
4/30/2016 Past its prime for sure, but stil lactic and fruity. Still pretty good.
5/1/2016 Think I finished off the last of these blending with Melting Stream. Really like the blend.
2/6/2015 Geeze. Can't believe I still have not commented on this. Brew day went ok. See <a href="http://blog.ericshepard.com/2015/02/gruntled-berry-weie.html">Gruntled Berry Weiße</a> on the blog. Have not really been paying attention to the fermentation. Started at 60ish it is now around 68 and there doesn't seem to be any activity. I am assuming it did its thing while I wasn't paying attention.
2/8/2015 Took a sample. It is very pink. The berry flavor is much more subtle than the color contribution. Think this will actually compliment the lactic sour nicely. 1.008 gravity.
2/14/2015 Bottled the pink beer today with 2.5oz table sugar. 13 12oz bottles. 2 bombers. 1 PET liter bottle. 1.007 fg. 3%abv. I really like how the very flavor and the lactic sour play together. Much less tart than Gruntled Sour Weiße. Think this will be a pleasant easy drinking beer in a couple weeks.
2/21/2015 PET is rock-hard. One more week of carbonation and we'll see how it turned out.
2/28/2015 Put some bottles in the fridges. Should drink some tomorrow.
3/2/2015 Had some yesterday. Lots of berry flavor. A little tart, but not what I would call sour. Pretty good. Not great.
5/5/2015 Had a bomber over the weekend. I think I liked this beer better than the last time I had it. It really is pretty good. Nice tartness is almost, but not quite sour. Lots of berry flavor. Pretty nice.
9/20/2015 Had one with PC last night. Tastes about the same as before. PC was not a fan. Said it tastes more like wine to him.
10/18/2015 I think this beer is all gone.
10/18/2015 Actually, I have some in the beer fridge.
4/30/2016 Past its prime for sure, but stil lactic and fruity. Still pretty good.
5/1/2016 Think I finished off the last of these blending with Melting Stream. Really like the blend.