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August 30th, 2011 by Nate
Blackberries are just starting to ripen this year after a colder than normal summer. Went out and picked berries for about 2 hours and ended up with around 27 pounds. I will make a larger batch this year since last years Blackberry Wine turned out pretty well. This year, however, I won’t use my steam juicer and am hoping for more of a blackberry flavor in the final product.
Blackberry Wine
4.5 Gallons
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| OG: |
1.100 |
FG: |
0.— |
%ABV: |
14.2 |
TA: |
-.–% |
| Sugars |
| 20.00 lb |
Fresh blackberries, frozen |
| 11.50 lb |
Sugar |
| Additives |
| 3.25 tsp |
Yeast nutrient |
| 2.00 tsp |
Pectic enzyme |
| 1.50 tsp |
Acid Blend |
| 3.00 Tablets |
Campden tablet |
| Yeast |
| 1.00 Packet |
Cote des Blancs Wine Yeast |
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Tags: berries, blackberries, blackberry, wine
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Sierra Cascade Ale
5.5 Gallons, Extract
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| OG: |
1.048 |
FG: |
1.008 |
%ABV: |
6.30 |
IBU: |
37.4 |
SRM: |
10.3 |
| Grains |
Steep at 155° F |
| 1.00 lb |
Crystal 40L |
30 minutes |
| Extract |
Total Boil Time |
| 6.50 Lb |
Pale LME |
60 minutes |
| Hops |
Add |
| 1.00 oz |
Perle (8.2% AA), pellet |
60 minutes |
| 1.00 oz |
Cascade (8.1% AA), whole |
15 minutes |
| 1.00 oz |
Cascade (8.1% AA), whole |
5 minutes |
| 1.00 oz |
Cascade (8.1% AA), whole |
Dry hop into Secondary |
| Yeast |
Cool wort to 75° F |
| 1 package |
Wyeast 1056 American Ale |
Pitched from packet |
| Additives |
Time |
| 1.00 tsp |
Brewing Salts |
When first heating water |
| 3.80 oz |
Priming Sugar |
Bottling |
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I have been picking raspberries from our garden every few days and freezing them to build up a larger supply to use for my wine. In just two weeks I collected roughly 25 pounds of berries so I will be making up a 5 gallon batch of raspberry wine this year. Quite a haul, and there are still lots of raspberries yet to ripen and be picked. I really liked the Razzle Dazzle Raspberry Wine I made last year, so I will follow the same recipe except increase it to a 5 gallon batch, and maybe cut down on the acidity a bit.
Raspberry Wine
5 Gallons
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| OG: |
1.111 |
FG: |
0.990 |
%ABV: |
17.0 |
TA: |
0.7% |
| Fermentables |
| 15 lb |
Fresh Raspberries |
| 12 lb |
Sugar |
| Yeast |
| 1 package |
Cote des Blancs Wine Yeast |
| Additives |
| 2 tsp |
Pectic Enzyme |
| 3 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient |
| 5 |
Campden Tablets |
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Tags: fining, fining agent, raspberry, recipe, Super Kleer, wine
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Patersbier
5.5 Gallons, Extract
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| OG: |
1.040 |
FG: |
1.007 |
%ABV: |
4.3 |
IBU: |
13.2 |
SRM: |
3.9 |
| Grains |
Steep as heating to 170° F
|
| 0.50 lb |
Cara-Pils |
45 minutes |
| Extract |
Total Boil Time
|
| 6.00 Lb |
Pilsner LME |
60 minutes |
| Hops |
Add |
| 1.00 oz |
Hallertau (3.6% AA) whole |
60 minutes |
| 0.50 oz |
Saaz (4.9% AA), pellet |
10 minutes |
| Yeast |
Cool wort to 75° F
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| 1 package |
Wyeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity |
Pitched from packet |
| Additives |
Time |
| 4.50 oz |
Priming Sugar |
Bottling |
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Tags: beer, belgian, patersbier, trappist
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Caramel Cream Ale
5.5 Gallons, Extract
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| OG: |
1.059 |
FG: |
1.012 |
%ABV: |
6.2 |
IBU: |
16.6 |
SRM: |
12.9 |
| Grains |
Steep at 155° F
|
| 1.00 lb |
Crystal 60L |
45 minutes |
| Extract |
Total Boil Time
|
| 4.25 Lb |
Pale LME |
60 minutes |
| 4.25 Lb |
Wheat LME |
60 minutes |
| Hops |
Add |
| 1.00 oz |
Cascade (6.3% AA) whole |
60 minutes |
| 0.50 oz |
Saaz (4.9% AA), pellet |
20 minutes |
| 1.00 oz |
Tettnang (4.8% AA), pellet |
0 minutes |
| Yeast |
Cool wort to 75° F
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| 1 package |
Wyeast 1007 German Ale |
Pitched from packet |
| Additives |
Time |
| 4.00 oz |
Lactose |
15 minutes |
| 1.00 tsp |
Irish Moss |
10 minutes |
| 2.00 oz |
Pure Vanilla Extract |
Primary |
| 8.00 oz |
Lactose |
Bottling |
| 3.00 oz |
Pure Vanilla Extract |
Bottling |
| 3.50 oz |
Priming Sugar |
Bottling |
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Tags: ale, beer, caramel, cream, lactose, recipe, vanilla, wheat
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Third and final mead recipe I’m doing on my first mead making day. I wanted to do just a basic mead recipe, with only honey, to see how that turns out.
Basic Mead
1 Gallon
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| OG: |
1.132 |
FG: |
— |
%ABV: |
19.6 |
| Fermentables |
| 3 lb |
Honey (used Haggen 100% Pure Honey Blend) |
| Yeast |
| 1/3 package |
Cote des Blancs Wine Yeast |
| Additives |
| 1.00 tsp |
Pectic Enzyme |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient |
|
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Second mead recipe for my first mead making day. This is actually a melomel, which is a mead with fruit added to it. I had some frozen blackberries from last summer which I had planned to use in another batch of beer, but I never got around to it. So, I decided they could be added to some mead, as I will be picking fresh blackberries in a couple months anyway. Here is a simple recipe for blackberry melomel I put together from different online sources. It will have to age quite a while from what I hear.
Blackberry Melomel
2 Gallons
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| OG: |
1.106 |
FG: |
— |
%ABV: |
15.9 |
| Fermentables |
| 5 lb |
Honey (used Haggen 100% Pure Honey Blend) |
| 4 lb |
Blackberries (previously frozen) |
| Yeast |
| 2/3 package |
Cote des Blancs Wine Yeast |
| Additives |
| 2.00 tsp |
Pectic Enzyme |
| 2.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient |
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Today is mead making day. I’ve wanted to make mead for a while but the price of honey has always been a deterrent. Yesterday I found 15 pounds of honey for a good price, so I bought it and came home to look up some mead recipes. The first mead I am making today is one that I have seen all over the internet, and it is touted as a fool-proof, delicious mead perfect for beginners. The most common name it was referred to by was Joe’s Ancient Orange Spice Mead, or JAO. Making a 2 gallon batch of this, using 7 of the 15 pounds of honey I bought.
Joe’s Ancient Orange Spice Mead
2 Gallons
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| OG: |
1.134 |
FG: |
1.046 |
%ABV: |
13.75 |
| Fermentables |
| 7 lb |
Honey (used Haggen 100% Pure Honey Blend) |
| Yeast |
| 2.00 tsp |
Bread Yeast |
| Additives |
| 2 |
Large Oranges |
| 50 |
Raisins |
| 2 |
Whole Cloves |
| 2 |
Cinnamon Sticks |
| 0.125 tsp |
Allspice |
| 0.125 tsp |
Nutmeg |
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Tags: allspice, brewing, cinnamon, clove, home-brew, JAO, Joe's Ancient Orange, mead, nutmeg, orange, recipe, spice
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