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
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