The Blue Book Blends

Differentiation: blueberry refermentation of a wittgenstein base beer

Blend No.: 1

Blend Date: october 8, 2017

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 6%
Serving: 45-55F         
Cellaring potential: 3-8 years

Ingredients: air, water, raw wheat, pilsner malt, flaked wheat, 2010 crystal hops, NJ blueberries

Élevage: spontaneously fermented and matured in a 229L sauvignon blanc french oak barrel, 400L cabernet sauvignon hungarian oak puncheon, and 500L neutral french oak puncheon for nine months. blended in stainless, then racked back to 500L puncheon for refermentation with blueberries
Fruit, etc.: Hopewell, NJ trifoliate oranges steeped in the coolship, local organic chamomile (PA & NJ; fresh and dried) steeped in the barrels. 500 pounds of NJ duke blueberries added whole for refermentation and maceration over a three month period
Further Reading: philosophical investigations i

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Blend No.: 2 (“2019”)

Blend Date: september 16, 2019

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 5.6%
Serving: 46-58F         
Cellaring potential: 6-20 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ pilsner malt, NJ raw wheat, NJ oats, 2010 crystal hops, NJ calamansi, NJ organic chamomile NJ blueberries

Élevage: spontaneously fermented and matured in 229L neutral french oak barrels for nineteen months. blended in stainless and conditioned on freshly picked Pennington, NJ organic chamomile, then refermented with fresh NJ blueberries
Fruit, etc.: Bordentown, NJ calamansi steeped in the coolship, local organic chamomile. 600 pounds of NJ duke blueberries added whole and crushed for refermentation with two or three weeks of punchdowns
Further Reading: philosophical investigations i

Dosage: NJ blueberry honey

Blend No.: 3 (“2020”)

Blend Date: september 3, 2020

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 5.6%
Serving: 46-58F         
Cellaring potential: 6-20 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ pilsner malt, NJ raw wheat, NJ oats, 2010 crystal hops, NJ trifoliate oranges, NJ yuzu, NJ blueberries

Élevage: spontaneously fermented in neutral oak puncheons, refermented with fresh NJ blueberries in stainless steel
Fruit, etc.: NJ yuzu & NJ trifoliate oranges steeped in the coolship. 740 pounds of NJ blueberries added whole and crushed for refermentation with two or three weeks of punchdowns
Further Reading: philosophical investigations i

Dosage: NJ blueberry honey

Blend No.: 3b (“The Blue Book Vanilla 2020”)

Blend Date: september 21, 2020

Packaging: 75cl
Alcohol by Volume: 5.6%
Serving: 46-58F         
Cellaring potential: 6-20 years

Ingredients: air, water, NJ pilsner malt, NJ raw wheat, NJ oats, 2010 crystal hops, NJ trifoliate oranges, NJ yuzu, NJ blueberries, vanilla beans

Élevage: spontaneously fermented in neutral oak puncheons, refermented with fresh NJ blueberries in stainless steel
Fruit, etc.: NJ yuzu & NJ trifoliate oranges steeped in the coolship. 740 pounds of NJ blueberries added whole and crushed for refermentation with two or three weeks of punchdowns, then conditioned with Tahitian & Malagasy vanilla beans
Further Reading: philosophical investigations i

Dosage: NJ blueberry honey