Something apricot, recipe help plz

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  1. InVinoVeritas

    InVinoVeritas Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    So my wife comes to me and says, how about something apricot? Think this all started with Samuel Smith's Apricot Ale, she loved it. So I don't want a clone or a fruit beer of any kind. I'm thinking of a Hef. Thoughts? Last time I did a fruit addition, yeast consumed a lot of the flavor (blueberry); shouldn't have been surprised thinking fructose being very if not all fermentable. I don't have a forced carbonation and therefore can't kill the yeast mid fermentation. Do I or are there artificial apricot options? Last, a recipe baseline would be helpful.
     
    #1 InVinoVeritas, Nov 11, 2013
  2. Timmush

    Timmush Pundit (931) Jan 5, 2008 New Jersey

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  3. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    ^blonde ale is a good idea, keep the hops almost non-existent

    a belgian enkel/table beer (use WY3522) with apricots would be great, or another option would be a apricot b-weiss

    i would personally would not like a apricot heffe. I dont think clove, banana, and apricot sound like a good mix
     
    #3 ryane, Nov 11, 2013
  4. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I can see why she might like the Sam Smith Apricot - I thought it was a delicious fruit bomb.

    Does she like sour fruit beers? I've been thinking about working on these types for a while, but haven't gotten started on them yet.
     
    #4 pweis909, Nov 11, 2013
  5. jae

    jae Initiate (0) Feb 21, 2010 Washington

    The last time I did a "real" Berliner Weisse (decocted, mash hopped, Lacto first), I split it onto dried apricots (~0.5 lbs per gallon). My wife really dug it.
     
    #5 jae, Nov 11, 2013
  6. nolabrew

    nolabrew Initiate (0) Apr 20, 2010 Louisiana

    The first batch I made with Heady Topper yeast was a SMaSH with just 10 lbs of 2 row and 2 oz of cascade. Everyone thought I had added peaches or apricots to it. I would say make that beer and add actual apricots and your wife would probably be satisfied with the apricotiness.
     
    #6 nolabrew, Nov 12, 2013
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