August means blackberries here in Seattle, and of all the good ways to use a freezer full of free blackberries, I decided to toss them in a beer. Big surpise, huh? So La Mure was born. Its a Belgian Golden Strong Ale with a healthy helping of blackberries. This is the second time I've used De Dolle's house yeast, and the first time it came out a little sweet and a bit underattenuated. I'm hoping that sweetness helps to balance out the potent tartness of the blackberries.
Of note: I forgot to add camden tablets to neutralize the chlorine. It should fall out of solution naturally, but we'll see how this turns out.
Calculated O.G: 1.065
Expected F.G: 1.012
Expected Attenuation: 82%
Estimated ABV: 7.0%
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 26
Pitching Temperature: 70 F
Starter: None
Fermentation Vessel: Bucket
Fermentation started slow and steady, bubbling began at 8 hours.
9/5/12 - Fermentation slowed significantly, added 1lb of cane sugar. Bubbling restarted that evening.
9/8/12 - Added 3.5lbs of blackberries.
9/14/12 - Gravity at 1.010
Of note: I forgot to add camden tablets to neutralize the chlorine. It should fall out of solution naturally, but we'll see how this turns out.
Calculated O.G: 1.065
Expected F.G: 1.012
Expected Attenuation: 82%
Estimated ABV: 7.0%
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 26
Pitching Temperature: 70 F
Starter: None
Fermentation Vessel: Bucket
| Other Fermentables | Amount | % | Max Pts. | |
| DME | 2.8 | 74% | 42.00 | |
| Cane Sugar | 1 | 26% | 46.00 | |
| Hops/Additions | Amount | Time | AA% | |
| Saaz | 1.25 | 60 | 3.0% | |
Fermentation started slow and steady, bubbling began at 8 hours.
9/5/12 - Fermentation slowed significantly, added 1lb of cane sugar. Bubbling restarted that evening.
9/8/12 - Added 3.5lbs of blackberries.
9/14/12 - Gravity at 1.010
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