Fruit wheat beer

[MrJay83]

Hi

I'm planning to do a raspberry wheat beer and was in Asda looking at the frozen fruit. I noticed the blackberries beside the raspberries and thought why not do a half'n'half with both?
Has anyone done something similar? All the recipes I've seen are one or the other and don't want to time & effort into something that will come out awful.

Cheers
J

 

[dad_of_jon]

Hi

I'm planning to do a raspberry wheat beer and was in Asda looking at the frozen fruit. I noticed the blackberries beside the raspberries and thought why not do a half'n'half with both?
Has anyone done something similar? All the recipes I've seen are one or the other and don't want to time & effort into something that will come out awful.

Cheers
J

vimto-ish wheat beer? what's not to like?

 

[MrJay83]

Is that what vimto is? Never drank it

 

[Rugby Fan.]

I've had great experience with those frozen raspberries from Lidl. Never mixed em though.

 

[MrJay83]

I've had great experience with those frozen raspberries from Lidl. Never mixed em though.

Just found an old thread here where people said the Lidl ones are good.
I'm assuming you let the bags thaw out before adding it to the fermenter?

 

[Rugby Fan.]

Just found an old thread here where people said the Lidl ones are good.
I'm assuming you let the bags thaw out before adding it to the fermenter?

Nope, straight in.

 

[MrJay83]

I wasn't sure about that one. I thought chucking 2.5kg would drop the temp a fair bit but sure, I'll be doing it near the end of fermentation anyway.
Went online to see what Lidl has and I think I'll be brave. If I'm mixing 2 berries what difference will doing it with 4 make? Good price too.

 

[Rugby Fan.]

I wasn't sure about that one. I thought chucking 2.5kg would drop the temp a fair bit but sure, I'll be doing it near the end of fermentation anyway.
Went online to see what Lidl has and I think I'll be brave. If I'm mixing 2 berries what difference will doing it with 4 make? Good price too.
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Mixing berries might muddle the taste but it's a personal preference. I'm nearly always in the less is more camp

 

[MrJay83]

Something to think about.
I was going to do just raspberry and blackberry but for some silly reason they sell them in 350g and 400g.

 

[MrJay83]

Popped in for a look and they sell both at 500g. Going to stick to the blackberry & raspberry.