Blackberry porter

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Blackberry porter

Post by eclipse » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:33 pm

Ok never done a porter before but I am going to do one tomorrow, only problem is my lack of hops just now.

I have HEAPS of cascade, first gold a perle and some target.

I have s-04, s-05 and German Ale (Kolsch) yeast.

Would this work? Which hops and yeast should I go for or am I lacking something vital?

I was thinking about adding the blackberries to the boil, is this the best way to work this?
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Re: Blackberry porter

Post by CestrIan » Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:16 pm

I made a blackberry stout in March. I used about 6Kg of blackberrys and I added them at the end of the fermentation. I have added them to the end of the boil in the past and the flavour was very light. Adding them towards the end of the fermentation made it very fruity.

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Re: Blackberry porter

Post by trucker5774 » Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:23 pm

CestrIan wrote:I made a blackberry stout in March. I used about 6Kg of blackberrys and I added them at the end of the fermentation. I have added them to the end of the boil in the past and the flavour was very light. Adding them towards the end of the fermentation made it very fruity.

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Re: Blackberry porter

Post by Rookie » Sun Jun 24, 2012 4:09 pm

eclipse wrote:Ok never done a porter before but I am going to do one tomorrow, only problem is my lack of hops just now.
I have HEAPS of cascade, first gold a perle and some target.
I have s-04, s-05 and German Ale (Kolsch) yeast.
Would this work? Which hops and yeast should I go for or am I lacking something vital?
I was thinking about adding the blackberries to the boil, is this the best way to work this?
I'd go target, first gold and S-04.
The best place for fruit is in the secondary vessle.
The last fruit beer I brewed was a blueberry blonde for my son-in-law. At bottling I had him taste it and added a touch of blueberry extract until it tasted the way he wanted it to.
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Re: Blackberry porter

Post by CestrIan » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:20 pm

trucker5774 wrote:
CestrIan wrote:I made a blackberry stout in March. I used about 6Kg of blackberrys and I added them at the end of the fermentation. I have added them to the end of the boil in the past and the flavour was very light. Adding them towards the end of the fermentation made it very fruity.

Click this blackberry brewday!
That was a good thread. Did it clear at all?
No it didn't clear. It stayed thick and purple.
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Re: Blackberry porter

Post by floydmeddler » Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:57 pm

Hop wise, I'd bitter with Target and leave it at that.
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