Since I’d made elderflower wheat beer at the beginning of the summer, I had to make elderberry wheat beer from the same backyard tree at the end of the summer. Brewed 8 August 2017.
Recipe Details
| Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
| 12 L |
60 min |
32.1 IBUs |
9.5 SRM |
1.058 |
1.011 |
6.2 % |
Fermentables
| Name |
Amount |
% |
| Maris Otter Pale - UK |
1.5 kg |
48.39 |
| Wheat - UK |
1.5 kg |
48.39 |
| Crystal 140L - UK |
100 g |
3.23 |
Hops
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
| Willamette |
30 g |
60 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
5 |
Miscs
| Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Type |
| sweet orange peel |
2.47 oz |
0 min |
Boil |
Other |
| elderberries - destemmed, frozen, thawed |
56.44 oz |
0 min |
Secondary |
Other |
Yeast
| Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
| Fermentis Safale US-05 |
|
81% |
17.78°C - 20.56°C |
Notes
As so many brewers have discovered, elderberries and beer is a match made in heaven.
Add orange peels about 15 minutes before end of boil.
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Its not clear when to add elderberries…
Oh, you’re right! I added them after the primary fermentation was complete, so after 3-5 days I imagine, and kept them in for another week or so.