DFH Randall Jr - Bourbon County Bramble Rye

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  1. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Anyone have thoughts or a recipe for how to recreate Bramble using a Randall Jr or french press?

    I've had success recreating prop '13, coffee, cherry, and vanilla...but haven't tried to make a Bramble yet, and I have never had it so I don't know what it should taste like.

    Any thoughts on how many raspberries / blackberries? Mashed? Cut in half? Time? etc.
     
    #1 PuckIt, Feb 11, 2015
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  2. blassor

    blassor Pundit (980) Sep 2, 2010 New Jersey
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    Could you post the recipes for recreating all of the variants. I bought a french press for that reason. And have you every tried any of the recipes using the barley wine?
     
    #2 blassor, Feb 11, 2015
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  3. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    The only thing you will be hard pressed to do is recreate the sweetness (too sweet in my opinion). But i think it would be excellent with a handfull of mashed berries in a french press. Just my 2cents
     
    #3 jlsims04, Feb 11, 2015
  4. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Sure I can post my recipes later.

    As for bramble, is it more blackberry or raspberry forward? Any other important notes in there? Chocolate? vanilla?
     
    #4 PuckIt, Feb 11, 2015
  5. jlsims04

    jlsims04 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Illinois

    I thouhgt it was heavy raspberry, blackberry was in the backgroud for me. I remember thinking raspberry syrup mixed with bourbon county. Im hoping the sweetness fades over time on my last bottle.
     
    #5 jlsims04, Feb 11, 2015
  6. mj81

    mj81 Savant (1,072) Sep 11, 2013 New Jersey
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    Been posted before but here. I just muddled them and poured 1/2 bcbs in press and let sit in fridge for half hour or so. Combine and enjoy!

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    #6 mj81, Feb 11, 2015
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  7. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Thanks! I'll give it a shot :grinning:
     
    #7 PuckIt, Feb 11, 2015
  8. Telly13

    Telly13 Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2014 California

    If you havent before, try the cinammon toast crunch version
     
    #8 Telly13, Feb 11, 2015
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  9. mj81

    mj81 Savant (1,072) Sep 11, 2013 New Jersey
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    I've done a bourbon county BOMB too.
     
    #9 mj81, Feb 12, 2015
  10. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    I was just thinking about this.

    I have a couple Bomb! laying around, and I think it'd be great with a little barrel. Bomb! + 2oz of BCBS = delicious?
     
    #10 PuckIt, Feb 12, 2015
  11. mj81

    mj81 Savant (1,072) Sep 11, 2013 New Jersey
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    Could probably do a 50/50 split. I just cold steeped cinnamon stick, cocoa nibs, espresso beans and some vanilla in the bottle for a few hours.
     
    #11 mj81, Feb 12, 2015
  12. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    I enjoy taking some bcbs and adding a split vanilla bean and a couple whole coffee beans to the bottle and recapping and putting in fridge for a few days.

    Be sure it's cold as can be to minimize foaming and maintain carbonation.
    It's fantastic!

    I'd do as the poster above said. Press half to maintain some carbonation. Try around 4 ounces of total berries.
     
    #12 FATC1TY, Feb 12, 2015
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  13. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    So I made it last night with blue, black, and raspberries. About 4-5oz total. It was VERY raspberry forward, which probably means I was pretty close to the fresh Bramble! LOL

    Anyways, if I do it again, i'll use about half the raspberries, or perhaps only chop them instead of muddled. It was still amazing though.
     
    #13 PuckIt, Feb 12, 2015
  14. spacecake9

    spacecake9 Pooh-Bah (2,202) Apr 26, 2014 Illinois
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    This was a great idea. I did the berries with some bourbon soaked oak chips and a Velvet Merlin. VM is a great base beer for trying things with stouts. And I was very happy with the results.
     
    #14 spacecake9, Feb 12, 2015
  15. Bonis

    Bonis Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2010 Ohio

    Wish I had BCBS to just fuck around with... I've never even had the chance to buy a bottle.
     
    #15 Bonis, Feb 12, 2015
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  16. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Ive made an amazing "prop" with a BBA Dark App from Jackie O's!
     
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  17. Bonis

    Bonis Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2010 Ohio

    At $12 for a 375 ml bottle, I'm probably too cheap for that but it could be fun (not sure what BCBS runs for but I'm guessing not that high). My brother and I actually added some cold brewed coffee to a few ounces of BBA Dark App and BBA Siberian Night. Very tasty addition to both.

    Edit, I have BBA Dark App in the cellar from a few months ago... you've got my mind going now... dare I use a BBA Black Maple? Blueberries and cacao nibs?
     
    #17 Bonis, Feb 13, 2015
  18. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    Please tell me you've at least tried BCBS before?
     
    #18 pmoney, Feb 13, 2015
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  19. floridadrift

    floridadrift Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2014 Florida

    Its jammy, so its raspberry and blackberry jam (sugar). More of just berries with sugar. It wasnt tart at all.
     
    #19 floridadrift, Feb 13, 2015
  20. PuckIt

    PuckIt Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Here's my favorite. You can drop the coconut, and replace it with 8-10 chopped fresh cherries to make a tasty cherry rye!

    2013 Prop
    - 12oz BCBS
    - 2/3c Flaked Coconut - lightly toasted in skillet
    - 4 semi-sweet chocolate chips
    - 3/4" chopped vanilla bean

    Toast coconut until lightly brown in some areas. Add all coconut to the randall jr, then drop in your 4 semi-sweet chocolate chips. The heat of the coconut should melt them slightly. Add your chopped vanilla bean to the mix, then pour the entire 12oz of BCBS very slowly into the randall jr. Seal the cap as quickly and tightly as possible, and place in the fridge for an hour. Remove from fridge for 30' to allow the temp to drop. Open, and enjoy your delicious prop.
     
    #20 PuckIt, Feb 13, 2015
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