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  Ditchberry Beer

  
  

  Picking through thorny patches, the creator of this beer suffered years of torn trousers and nasty lacerations perfecting his recipe for wild blackberry brew. Later he found picking wild strawberries in ditches to be less hazardous and altered his ingredients accordingly. You, of course, can use any fruit you like.

  
  

  Type: Ale

  Style: Wheat

  Batch Size: 5 gallons

  Recipe Type: Extract only

  Recipe Contributed By: Briess Technical Services Team

  
  

  Ingredients

  Quantity	Ingredient	Comment	Malt Style
  3.3 lbs	CBW® Golden Light LME		Extract, LME
  3.3 lbs	CBW® Bavarian Wheat LME		Extract, LME
  3 lbs	Fruit	Fresh or frozen
  0.5 oz	Cluster Hops	Boil 60 minutes
  1 pkg	#3056 Lager Yeast

  
  

  Procedures

  1. Bring 4 gallons of water to a boil
  2. Add extract
  3. Stir vigorously to dissolve
  4. Bring to a boil
  5. Add bittering hops and bring to a rolling boil
  6. Remove from heat
  7. Cool to 72ºF
  8. Transfer to primary fermenter
  9. Fill to desired level with cold water
  10. Oxygenate and pitch yeast
  11. After 4-5 days of primary fermentation, puree fruit in a sanitized blender or food processor
  12. Add to fermenter

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  Primary Fermentation: 7 days at 70ºF

  Secondary Fermentation: 7 days at 65ºF

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