A Dark Raspberry Wheat Beer:
In my enthusiastic college days, we put together a wonderful brew, which I have never been able to
drink more than three of in an evening due to extreme intoxication (I’m a 185 lb. male.) At age of only
2.5 weeks, it won 2nd in the Dixie Cup fruit beer competition behind a blueberry ale from Brassoria
County, Texas. It, however, probably cannot be called a true beer to you purists out there, due to its
raspberry content and strong wine flavors. I hesistate to call it a beer myself. It’s not a wine either,
so let us put it down as a scrumptious synthesis of the two. Just made some this month and the recipe
still works despite a few years in the back of my head. I highly recommend everything about it, except
cost per bottle (.80 – $1.00):
For five gallons:
3-4.5 lbs Laaglander dark powdered malt extract
3 lbs. dry or canned wheat extract
11 12oz. cans Knudsens frozen Raspberry Nectar concentrate (Avail. in whole foods stores)
1.25 oz Hallertauer Hops (boiling)
0.25 oz Hallertauer Hops (finshing)
0.5 oz Saaz Hops (finishing)
1 tsp North Sea Irish Moss
1 pkg Munton and Fison Ale yeast