Cranberry Wheat recipe, extract with grains
This is one of my favorite “fruit” beers to brew, and one of the most requested from non-beer drinkers!
I start with a very basic wheat base and add the Cranberries. Its very simple and turns out very nicely!
| Amount | Item | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.00 lb | Wheat Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) | ||
| 1.00 oz | Williamette [5.50%] (60 min) | ||
| 0.50 oz | Cascade [5.50%] (5 min) | ||
| 3.00 lb | Cranberries (Boil 0.0 min) | ||
| 0.30 lb | Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) |
Use a food processor to chop the frozen cranberries and add them right after the boil, then cool wort as normal. The resulting color of the finished beer has a definate pink tint with a very tart, dry finish. The corn sugar at the bottom is just the priming sugar packet that comes with the wheat kit, I always toss it in the wort pre-boil since I don’t bottle.
As with all my beers I do one week in primary and two or more in secondary. With the amount of fruit involved, I recommend fermenting in a bucket rather than a glass carboy and rack off no later than a week.
Cheers!
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