Super Simple Blueberry Honey Wheat Beer

Learn to make a 5 gallon batch of blueberry honey wheat beer using the super simple no-boil method. Takes about 20 minutes. Bottling video soon to follow in about 30 days.

Dry Yeast Safale WB-06
https://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2531&...

Briess Bavarian Wheat Malt Extract x1
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=854&i...

Whole Hops Hallertau (German)
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/ProductCart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1095&...

Sodium Metabisulfite - 2 oz (Sanitizer)
https://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1133&...

Other Equip Used:

Build your own homebrew starter kit
http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=2800&...

Blueberries were frozen variety from Walmart, nuked in the microwave on 5 minutes assuming they're still frozen.

Discussion forum or to ask questions go to:
http://simplehomebrewing.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=87&replies=1#post-494

Cost Breakdown:
The extract and the hops ran me right at $13 here locally. I already had the yeast on hand but figure another $2 for that. The honey is optional but I buy honey in bulk so that cost me $6 for 4#. The Blueberries were $3. Total cost was about $24 for this 6 gallon batch. Of course I already own the brewing kit and supplies and the bottles to bottle the beer.

If you want a cost per bottle breakdown assume you're going to lose about 1/2 gallon to sediment so that puts total volume of finished beer at 5.5 gallons. Standard US beer bottles are 12 fluid ounces. 5.5 gallons = 704 fluid ounces. That would get you about 33 bottles at a cost of about 73 cents each. Keep in mind that's custom brewed beer. You control every aspect of taste and flavor

Even on a good day you're lucky if you can get a 6pack of beer for $5 and that's pretty low quality beer. A six back of Samuel Adams Cherry or Coastal Wheat which is pretty close quality to this beer will run me about $7 after tax to a tune of about $1.17/bottle compared to our cost of $0.73/bottle and we get to control the flavor.

Notice I'm not factoring in the cost of water. I use Ozarka water because we subscribe to that service anyway and always have more than we can drink. If i were to figure that into the cost it would take my total cost for the batch to 32.50 and our price per bottle to 98 cents each, still significantly lower than retail. However, You don't have to use Ozarka water. Tap water run through a brita (or other carbon) filter will work just as well. The cost of filtering the water yourself makes water a negligable expense.

The blueberries and honey are also optional expense. If you leave them out you'll still have a perfectly good wheat beer. If I were going to do that I would have used about 6# of wheat extract though. Bulk extract runs me $2.79/# so that would be 16.74(extract)+$3(hops&yeast) to $19.74 batch total. If that yeilds 33 bottles that means you're paying right at 60 cents per bottle. The whole point of brewing at home though is for flavor and control thereof so I naturally opt for the honey and blueberries.

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[mrsquishyboots]

12$ ? extracts start at 20 i thought

[merddyn2002]

@mrsquishyboots depends on the extract. bulk extract from my local homebrew shop is much cheaper. If you're talking about the Coopers canned extracts those get quite a bit more expensive.

[PeiHomeBrewer]

Aren't you worried about temperature shock taking the yeast directly from the fridge and throwing them into warm wort?

[merddyn2002]

@PeiHomeBrewer hrm, that has never ever been an issue in any of my batches. There are a lot of myths about yeast in home brewing that experience has shown me simply isn't true. In fact, that batch fermented so vigorously that it foamed out the airlock two times.

[KillerGX]

DUde, you took that vid with a phone!!!! thats some pretty damn good quality! nice vid BTW.

[merddyn2002]

@KillerGX yeah, with my phone. Trying to talk the wife into letting me get the Droid X which shoots in true high def. That would be awesome. This video was shot with my Moto Droid.

[nectarineblue]

might toss the sanitizer in the bucket. swash it around, then add the other things into the bucket to wash off really quick and then dump it

[ZiggyTrek]

Sanitizer + spray bottle = easy application and less waste. Just a thought.

[TheJuanmedia]

Do you have to make it in such a big quantity???

[jerwar68]

You messed up in your more info section.

704 ounces is 58 12oz. bottles at a cost of $0.41 a bottle.

So a much better deal than you mentioned! Thanks for the vid!

[MrMrtiki]

hello friend why did`nt you put all U tensils in the pail & slosh it .

[jman452]

its pronounced HAUL ER TAW

[itpduder]

@merddyn2002, ha ha ha, I know you're being facetious. I had to give the Texas guy a hard time, you know? I'm from Temple.

I think I'll do that. I like making my own stuff. Me and the wife enjoy canning stuff, but honestly, I need something to make me feel more manly. Canning a mess of fig jelly (figs from the family farm, no less) is cool, but I need something manly. . . . like brewing my own friggin' brew.

I'll join your group.