BLACKBEER' D

I noticed a bunch of wild black raspberries in my back yard along the wood line. I'm not a huge fruit-in-beer person, but I thought it would be cool to use wild fruit growing on our property.

Brewer:	MILE HILL BREWING		Email:	crandcr@earthlink.net
Beer:	BLACKBEER' D		Style:	American Pilsener
Type:	Extract		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	7 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	13 IBU
OG:	1.044		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	4.3% v/v (3.4% w/w)
Water:	Good ol' Upper Augusta well water.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.098	2.5 gallons
	6.6 lb. Light malt extract
	I used 6 1/2 lbs of black raspberries. I mashed them up really well & tossed them into the wort @ the end of the boil. I then covered it & let it steep (pasteurize) for 20 min.. Then the whole mess went into the fermentor & was topped to ~5.5 gal.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Hallertauer (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP 800 - Pilsner Lager. Ready to pitch & works great.
Log:	16 days in the "Lagering Chamber" @ 50 ° F for primary ferment. Secondary for 13 days @ same temp. and then bottled. My basement is a constant 58-60 ° F. That is where the beer is stored.
Carbonation:	3/4 C. corn sugar
Tasting:	The fruit taste is not overwhelming by and means - more of an aftertaste, which is what I was looking for. This is my first true lager in the Chamber. My wife is not a real homebrew fan - Ales are too heavy for her - she really likes the Lagers. Lagering Chamber was a good investment. (freezer w/ ext. thermometer) PROSIT!!

Recipe posted 11/28/02.