Blackbarry Ale (All Grain) 5.0 US Gallons

Blackbarry Ale
(All Grain) 5.0 US Gallons

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by Jeff Tucker on May 21, 1997 at 22:52:09:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: Nottingham Ale yeast (dry)
Yeast Starter:
Batch Size: 5.0 US Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.045
Final Gravity: 1.002
Alcohol Content: 5.6 %
Total Grains: 10 # US
Color:
Extract Efficiency: %
Hop IBU's:
Boiling Time: 90min
Primary Fermentation: 5 days @ 70 deg
Secondary Fermentation: 10 days @ 70 deg
Additional Fermentation:

Grain Bill:

8.5 # Premium two row
1.0 # Munich
.50 # Cara-pils
4.0 # fresh frozen blackbarries

Hop Bill:

Mt. Hood 1.0 oz for 90 min 3.2 aa
Hallertauer .5 oz for 30 min 3.7 aa

Mash Schedule:

Mash all grains @ 156 deg for 90 min then sparge with 167 deg water to make 6.5 to 7 gallons then bring to boil add hops and add irish moss last 20 min of boil, chill and pitch yeast (rehydrate).
rack to secondary and add berries (note blend berries and add to grain bag steep in one gallon water to about 170 deg and squeeze bag to get the juice out chill and add to secondary bottle or keg when settled. Note added gypsum to sparg water.

Brewers Notes:

This beer had a dry feel to the mouth all my brewing buddys loved it, could use a little more body may add 1.0 # crystal 10 to next batch