fruit beer – GPHB

Random American Ale to Sour

Jul 28, 2020

ale, All Grain, brew, brewing, Farmhouse Ale, farmhouse beer, fruit beer, home brew, homebrew, homebrewing, Sour Beer

Batch Info 10lb Batch All Grain Grains 17lbs Pilsner 3lbs Unmalted Spelt 2.11lb Mecca Gateway (undermodified) 1.6lbs Triticale 1.5lbs Carapils 1.3lbs 2Row Hops 1.5oz Centennial (10.3%AA) @60min .18 Cascade Cryohops (?%AA) @60min Yeast Lallemand American West Coast x2 SG: 1.052 1wk (still fermenting): 1.016 Additions None Fermentation No notes 8gal Strike @ 172F. Mash in…

Belgian Spelt Saison

Jan 12, 2019

Beer

ale, belgian, belgian beer, brew, brewing, Farmhouse Ale, farmhouse beer, fruit beer, home brew, homebrew, homebrewing

Batch Info 10lb Batch All Grain Grains 17lbs Pilsner 6lbs Spelt Malt 1lb Flaked Wheat Hops 1oz Tettnang (3.7%AA) @60min Yeast (2) Wyeast Belgian Saison (3724) SG: 1.056-1.057 1.5wk: w/o plums: 1.036; w/ plums: 1.032 FG (2wk): w/o plums: 1.011 (2 months later after stuck fermentation); w/ plums: Preheated cooler with warm water. Dough-in with…

Blood Orange Hefeweizen

Jan 28, 2017

Beer

extract, fruit beer, homebrew, homebrewing, partial mash, weizen, wheat beer

Originally from Sam Calagione, the founder/genius behind Dogfish Head, this beer sounds amazing. Seriously, blood orange….hefeweizen. I love blood oranges and I also love hefeweizens. And this beer is from a notable brewer known for creating interesting and unusual beers. Everything stacks up for it except for the actual taste. Orange is a notoriously difficult…

Cranberry Pale

Jan 28, 2017

Beer

christmas beer, extract, fruit beer, homebrew, homebrewing, partial mash

Cranberry Pale is a champion of fruit beers. As one would expect from this being one of the recipes from my sensei Steve Tillman, everybody loves this beer. Slightly fruity with a touch of tart, this beer shines during both christmastime and summertime. It’s great to brew around Thanksgiving and christmas when cranberries are super…

Peach Ale

Jan 28, 2017

Beer

extract, fruit beer, homebrew, homebrewing, partial mash

Continuing my fervent interest in fruit beers, I wanted to brew a hopefully simple, single fruit beer. Colorado peaches are famous for being absolutely delicious. The best peaches I have ever tasted in this world have come from Colorado. Why not get some amazing CO peaches and make a simple, delicious beer? Certain fruits, while…

Strawberry Rhubarb

Jan 28, 2017

Beer

extract, fruit beer, homebrew, homebrewing, partial mash, pie beer, vegetable beer

This was an interesting beer with a fun story. After brewing a fruit lambic, I felt pretty good about how quickly I was picking up fruit brewing. I started thinking crazy thoughts and thought how cool it would be to brew a beer that like a pie. I love beer. And I love pie. Especially…