The 2021 version of my Belgian forest fruits beer. This year, using approximately 13 pounds of wild-picked berries, frozen and added in secondary. Produced 5.5 gallons @ O.G. 1.065. Gravity (corrected refractometer) at secondary racking with black raspberries: 1.012 (~7.2% ABV). Final (corrected refractometer) gravity: 1.011 (Estimated ~6.0% ABV after dilution with ~1.5 gallons of fruit addition and fermentation). Bottled 12/21/2021 with 110 g sucrose.
Spruce tips - full boil Cranberry (previously frozen) - macerate with sugar
A raspberry wheat with hints of floral, pineapple, pear, watermelon, and stone fruit aromas
Strong Scotch ale base. Mash all grains at 152 ?F (67 ?C) for 60 min. Mash out at 168 ?F (76 ?C) for 10 min. add maple syrup at boil. Steep cherries in 2 qts. (2 L) of first wort runnings for 30 min. Strain out cherries and add this wort at end of boil. Ferment at 62–64 ?F (17–18 ?C). Dry spice in secondary for 2–3 weeks. 22 liter mash 8 liter sparge 13 fl. oz. (384 mL) maple syrup 1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) dried cherries 12 AAU US Northern Brewer hops (60 mins) (1 oz./28 g of 12% alpha acids) ...