The Blue Fog
recipe
ABV: 4.7%
IBU: 14.4
Color: 2.3°SRM
IBU/OG: 0.303
Original gravity: 1.047
Final gravity: 1.012
Boil volume: 2.00 gal
Final volume: 5.00 gal
ABV: 4.7%
IBU: 14.4
Color: 2.3°SRM
IBU/OG: 0.303
Original gravity: 1.047
Final gravity: 1.012
Boil volume: 2.00 gal
Final volume: 5.00 gal
About:
A Witbeir kit from Brewers Best with the hops put in backwards. At secondary I put it onto fresh picked and frozen blueberries.
Bluish/red color and some tartness from the blueberries.
Won 3rd place in the Spooky Brew Review sponsored by the Chicago Beer Society.
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yeast
| Safale US-05 Dry Yeast 3 1775 1 | |||||||
| None. | |||||||
fermentables
| weight | type | boil time | color | ppg | points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45% | 3.30 lbs | Briess Bavarian Wheat LME 1 1775 1 | 60 min | 36.0 | 23.76 | ||
| 27% | 2.00 lbs | Briess Bavarian Wheat Dried Malt Extract 1 1775 2 | 60 min | 3°L | 40.0 | 16.00 | |
| 14% | 1.00 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US 1 1775 3 | 60 min | 2°L | 32.0 | 4.80 | |
| 7% | 8.00 oz | Wheat, Flaked 1 1775 4 | 60 min | 2°L | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
| 7% | 8.00 oz | Oats, Flaked 1 1775 5 | 60 min | 1°L | 37.0 | 2.78 | |
| None. | |||||||
hops
| weight | type | form | phase | alpha acid | time | aau | ibu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 oz | Williamette 2 1775 | Pellet | Boil 1775 1 | 5.5% | 60 min | 5.50 | 10 | |
| 1.00 oz | Mt. Hood 2 1775 | Boil 1775 2 | 6.0% | 10 min | 6.00 | 4 | ||
| None. | ||||||||
adjuncts/other
| weight | type | phase | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.00 lbs | blueberries 4 1775 | 1775 1 | |||||
| 8.00 oz | Coriander Seed 4 1775 | 1775 2 | |||||
| 8.00 oz | Bitter Orange Peel 4 1775 | 1775 3 | |||||
| None. | |||||||
brew phases
Mash
Mash efficiency: 75.0%
Water/Grist ratio (qts/lb): 1.50?
Grain temperature: 68°F
Grain in mash: 2.00 lbs?
| phase | action | duration | temperature | volume? | water:grist? | strike? | step # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steep grains mash | infusion | 45 min | 158°F | 3.00 qts | 1.50 | 170°F | 1 | 1775 |
| Boil |
|---|
Duration: 60 min |
| Fermentation | start date | duration | temperature | step # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Fermentation fermentation | 08/06? | 7 days | 68°F | 1 | 1775 |
| Secondary onto Blueberries fermentation | 08/13 | 2 weeks | 68°F | 2 | 1775 |
| Conditioning | start date | duration | temperature | step # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle Condition conditioning | 08/27 | 3 weeks | 68°F | 1 | 1775 |
Ready to drink:?
September 17, 2011
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