Fruit Galore

Classification: fruit beer, plum ale, citrus fruits, all-grain

Source: Chad Epifanio (chad@mpl.UCSD.EDU) Issue #745, 10/22/91

There was too much particulate (orange pits, plum halves, etc) to get an original SG, so I didn't even bother with a FG. It tastes a bit tart, but the hops is a good balance for the sweetness. It is quite clear, considering all the stuff that went in it. A pale yellow color. Probably not enough spice character, namely the cloves and cinammon. All in all, quite drinkable, but the taste does stay with you for awhile.

Ingredients:

10 pounds, Klages pale malt
1/2 pound, amber crystal malt
2 ounces, Cascade(4.9%) 10 HBU
3 pounds plums, depitted & sliced
7 oranges; flesh sliced, and peels diced(didn't remove pith)
2 lemons; flesh sliced, and peels diced(didn't remove pith)
1 tablespoon, ground nutmeg
3 teaspoons, whole cloves 5 2" sticks cinammon
1/2 cup, fresh grated ginger root
William's English Brewery Ale yeast(from 12ounce starter)

Procedure:

Mash Klages and crystal malt at 158 degrees for 90 minutes. Sparge. Bring wort to a boil and add hops. Boil for 1 hour. Add fruit and spices during final 10 minutes of boil. Cooled to 80 degrees in half-hour and pitched. Racked after 5 days, and noted rocky head from fruit pulp. Added 2 tablespoon dissolved gelatin after 12 days. Bottled after 15 days. NOTE: I forgot the Irish Moss.

Specifics:

Primary Ferment: 5 days
Secondary Ferment: 12 days