Blackberry Wheat Ale recipe

[Rebel_B]

Third try on making a blackberry ale, and this is one that I made this summer that tastes good! 1-1/4lb blackberries added to the wort at 0 minutes; 1 more lb added for the last 7 days in the fermenter.

Blackberry Wheat
FRUIT BEER
2.4 gallons
All Grain
1.065OG → 1.002FG → 8.3%ABV 19 IBU 16.1°L SRM
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale US-05
US-05 - Safale US-05
Fermentis (Ale) 0.39 ounces


Fermentables
7.75 pounds
Gambrinus Pale Malt
37ppg, 2°L 3 pounds
38.7%
Wheat
35ppg, 2°L 2.5 pounds
32.3%
Blackberries
35ppg, 30°L 2.25 pounds (wild, fresh picked, frozen, thawed & crushed, then placed in fermenter in a hop sack)
29.0%

Hops
0.99 ounces
Cascade
9.4%, Leaf 0.99 ounces


Miscellaneous
0.08 ounces
Irish moss
Fining 0.04 ounces

Yeast Nutrient
Other 0.04 ounces


Batch/Fly
1 hour, 4.41 gallons
Strike
Target 150°F 2.06 gallons at 161°F
1 hour
Sparge 2.34 gallons at 175°F

Boil
1 hour, 3.19 gallons
Cascade hops
9.4%, Leaf 0.25 ounces
60 minutes (+0)
Irish moss
Fining 0.04 ounces
15 minutes (+45)
Yeast Nutrient
Other 0.04 ounces
15 minutes (+45)
Cascade hops
9.4%, Leaf 0.74 ounces
0 minutes (+60)

Ferment
21 days, single stage
Start fermentation
68°F
21 days (+0 days)
Notes
Brewed 7/28/13, OG: 1.050; 8/10/13, FG: 1.002, added 16 oz blackberries, Bottled on 8/18/13, ABV: 8.3%

[Inkleg]

Thank You

[Rebel_B]

Your welcome! So many wild blackberries in my area each summer; I gotta try doing things with them. Always have blackberry jam on hand, and all the local beekeepers have a lot of blackberry honey. I not a big wine drinker, so I'm not going to make wine with it. A flavorful ale that's not all cidery tasting works for me.