Blackberry Weizen

Classification: fruit beer, blackberry wheat, weizen, extract

Source: Charles S. Tarrio (cst@bork.nist.gov) r.c.b., 10/7/92

This can be a raspberry weizen by substituting raspberries for the blackberries.

I've made the raspberry with three different recipes, I think I like the M & F better for flavored wheats and Ireks better for straight wheats. I've also made a dunkel with Ireks, adding two pounds of honey, 120 L crystal and some roasted barley. That started coming into its own after about three months. I've only done the blackberry once, and that's taking a long time to come into its own too; I think I'll increase the amount of blackberries to maybe 4-5 pounds next time.

Ingredients:

6.6 pounds, Ireks wheat or two 3.3 pound cans of M & F wheat
1 cup, crystal
1 cup, cara-pils
1 ounce, Hallertauer or Saaz, 60 minute boil
1/2 ounce, Hallertauer or Saaz, dry hop
3 pounds, blackberries (or raspberries)
Wyeast Bavarian Wheat

Procedure:

Same procedure as previous recipe.