Rasberry ale-Pilsner

Brewaholic · Post by **Brewaholic** » Sunday Sep 02, 2007 4:43 pm

Hey guys thinking of doing a brew similar to a Jamison rasberry ale
next but not a clone really i was thinking of doing

2 tins of Morgans golden saaz pilsner
1 kg ldme or 1.5 lme
1 kg dex
3 kgs steeped and mashed rasberrys into primary
Dry hop 30-40g nelson sauvin or more saaz in secondary
Make up to 50ltrs.

What do you think? Didnt want it too malty hence the dex but i am no expert either!

bolwell · Post by **bolwell** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 6:49 am

3 Kgs of raspberrys ?. Punnets of 250 grm usually go for about 6 bucks. Gonna be an expensive mix

bolwell · Post by **bolwell** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 11:19 am

I was wrong. Spotted this morning in Woolworths 120 gram punnets at $8.97 each. 25 punnets needed for 3kg, cost $224.25.

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 11:31 am

500g of frozen raspberries cost about $6. Tis what i use.

Kevnlis · Post by **Kevnlis** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 11:33 am

drsmurto wrote:500g of frozen raspberries cost about $6. Tis what i use.

They have been blanched though, would that have any effect on the final brew?

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanching

Blanching neutralizes bacteria and enzymes present in foods

drsmurto · Post by **drsmurto** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 11:43 am

Taste damn fine in my raspberry cyser! Also, being frozen they turn to mush when they thaw out, a bit more effort with a potato masher and its game on. I have read that people suggest freezing fresh berries you intend on brewing with.....

rwh · Post by **rwh** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 11:44 am

I'm planning on getting some cheap over ripe fruit this season from the market if I can.

Brewaholic · Post by **Brewaholic** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 6:24 pm

Yeah 200 bucks is abit steep! I was going to use the frozen type.
Rekon it would turn out any good?

lethaldog · Post by **lethaldog** » Monday Sep 03, 2007 6:30 pm

I use frozen to and they are pretty good and alot cheaper than fresh ( obviously)