Fruit My Berliner

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  1. ShemRahBoo

    ShemRahBoo Initiate (0) Jan 28, 2010 New Jersey

    I added 7 lbs fresh mango to a 5 g batch on saturday. It smells great out of the blowoff. I have no idea what im going to do when I rack to the keg, theres a massive fruit mass on top.
     
    #21 ShemRahBoo, May 5, 2015
  2. patto1ro

    patto1ro Pooh-Bah (2,084) Apr 26, 2004 Netherlands
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    Nothing?

    I agree with Dörfel, a Berlin brewer in the 1930's and 1940's:

    “Some consumers of the beer, which is drunk from great, shell-like glasses, love to add a slice of lemon, or even some raspberry juice, so-called. "White with shot" something, however, which from the standpoint of a beer connoisseur is to be rejected.”
    "Die Herstellung obergärige Biere" by A. Dörfel, 1947 page 17.

    A straight Berliner Weisse can be a beer of great beauty.
     
    #22 patto1ro, May 5, 2015
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  3. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    lychee? durian? star fruit? kiwi? cantelope? star fruit would be nice....
     
    #23 SFACRKnight, May 5, 2015
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  4. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
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    Rhubarb and pineapple.
     
    #24 FATC1TY, May 5, 2015
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  5. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Thanks for all the suggestions. I like the cherries idea. And I like the pineapple idea. I'm thinking about some combination of both.
     
    #25 VikeMan, May 6, 2015
  6. DrMindbender

    DrMindbender Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2014 South Carolina

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    MMMmmmmmm....fruited Berliner Weisse
    This is all sounding so good! I like @Brew_Betty's idea of the mix with Marionberries or the suggestion of apricots of @pweis909 personally, but I've only brewed 1 Berliner so far and havent used fruit yet, so take my opinion as you will.
     
    #26 DrMindbender, May 6, 2015
  7. PapaGoose03

    PapaGoose03 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,057) May 30, 2005 Michigan
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    Hey, VikeMan, I just saw this statement in another thread, and it sounds delicious. Maybe consider this mixture of fruits?

    "The Bodhi cask was infused with lime zest, meyer lemons, and jalapenos. Nice blend between the lime and pepper."
     
    #27 PapaGoose03, May 6, 2015
  8. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    Salmon berry
     
    #28 jae, May 7, 2015
  9. ElChuques

    ElChuques Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2014 Arkansas

    Strawberries and kiwi are in season now.

    However, I would just keg it and make flavored syrups.
     
    #29 ElChuques, May 8, 2015
  10. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Sonofabitch. I couldn't get enough cherries. So it looks like it's going to pineapple and blueberries, unless someone can say they have done this combination in a beer and that it sucked. I know it's a good combo in desserts and in smoothies. So worth a shot to find out, I guess.
     
    #30 VikeMan, May 8, 2015
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  11. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    Just the standard warning that blueberries do not always translate well into beer. The flavor can get lost. My Blueberry Moon Wit used 5# of blueberries in a 4 gallon batch. It was apparent that something was there adding a bit of tartness and blueness, but it didn't really taste like blueberries. However, the blueberries were frozen, not fresh, and maybe they just weren't the best.
     
    #31 pweis909, May 10, 2015
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