landhoney
Well-Known Member
Long story, but basically I decided to try blending grapes with beer. Its been done for a while with blending wine with beer, but actually fermenting the fruit together with beer seems less common.
In any case, its towards the end of harvest and I realized if I wanted to do this it needed to be now. So, I blended a gallon each of different grapes and beers.
Gallon 1. Belgian Pale racked onto red grapes that were already fermenting with wine yeast - because fermentation was going no seconday yeast has been added yet(its getting some 'wild yeast soon).
Gallon 2. Belgian Strong Dark Ale racked onto unfermented reg grapes, Brett C added.
Hopefully it will turn out like this:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/388/8954
But it may be awful. I had no idea how much grape to add, so I went a little strong in my mind because I can always blend in more beer, but not add more grapes. In both instances the grapes were crushed; skins,fruit,seed,juice all mixed in with the beer. The grapes were various red wine varieties. Rolled the dice
In any case, its towards the end of harvest and I realized if I wanted to do this it needed to be now. So, I blended a gallon each of different grapes and beers.
Gallon 1. Belgian Pale racked onto red grapes that were already fermenting with wine yeast - because fermentation was going no seconday yeast has been added yet(its getting some 'wild yeast soon).
Gallon 2. Belgian Strong Dark Ale racked onto unfermented reg grapes, Brett C added.
Hopefully it will turn out like this:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/388/8954
But it may be awful. I had no idea how much grape to add, so I went a little strong in my mind because I can always blend in more beer, but not add more grapes. In both instances the grapes were crushed; skins,fruit,seed,juice all mixed in with the beer. The grapes were various red wine varieties. Rolled the dice