Blushing Blonde

Blushing Blonde

Adding berries to beer is a traditional brewing method, dating back centuries. Your favourite berries in the supermarket frozen section, may be added to a brew, imparting delicious aromas, flavours and a little bit of colour. Presenting in a similar way to a blush sparkling wine, it looks great served in a champagne flute! This recipe is for the more adventurous brewer, looking for flavours and aromas, not normally linked with beer. Expect the yeast to ferment the natural berry sugars as normal, with Brew Enhancer 1 contributing body to the brew.
4.4%
15.2
25
Beer Style
Ale
Flavour Profile
Fruity
Alcohol Content
4.4
Colour (SRM)
15.2
Bitterness (IBU)
25
Volume
23L
Difficulty
Easy

Flavour Profile

fruity fruity

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Recipe contains:

  • 1 × Canadian Blonde (1.7kg)
  • 1 × Brew Enhancer 1 (1kg)
  • 1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)
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This recipe requires hops, malts or yeasts that are not sold within the Coopers Online Store. Your local brewing store should be able to assist you with these additional ingredients.

You supply:

  • 1 × 500g Frozen Berries
Ingredients
  • 1 x 1.7kg Coopers Canadian Blonde
  • 1 x 1kg Coopers Brew Enhancer 1
  • 1 x 500g Frozen Berries (of your choice e.g. raspberries)
  • 1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops
1. Mix
  • Mix Canadian Blonde and Brew Enhancer 1 in the fermenter with 2 litres of hot- water, fill with cool water to 23 litres and stir.
  • Sprinkle Canadian Blonde yeast over the surface and fit the lid.
  • Ferment temperature should be as close to 21C as possible.
  • After a day, enclose the frozen berries in a mesh bag and add to the top of the brew (e.g. a new disposable cleaning cloth, pulled straight out of the wrapper, may be used as a throw away mesh bag. Simply place the berries in the middle of the cloth and tie the diagonal corners to contain the berries).
2. Brew
  • Continue to ferment the brew at 21C.
  • Fermentation should take at least 10 days and will be complete once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.
3. Bottle
  • Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
  • Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps (use only one carbonation drop for bottles intended to be stored for a longer period).
  • Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.
4. Enjoy
  • After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
  • When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
  • This brew presents more like sparkling wine than beer so you might like to serve in champagne flutes.
  • Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 4.4% ABV.