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Bubbly Lactic Goodness

Being the sour beer fan I am I think this is the perfect summer beer. Berliner Weisse beers are a refreshing low alcohol (around 3%) sour wheat beer. They are very high in carbonation and the finishing taste is very dry. Traditionally this style is not boiled before fermentation as to keep the already present natural souring bacteria Lactobacillus alive.

This is a bottle of the Berliner Weisse I brewed in July 2010 that aged in the primary carboy until January 2011. In April of 2011 this beer took second place in the sour category at the National Homebrewing Conference 1st round. It was a basic Pilsner/Wheat malt base with Saaz hops in the mash and Wyeast 3191PC yeast blend then turned out very nice.

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  1. NHC Final Round Score and a Bonus Beer « Embrace The Funk Avatar
    NHC Final Round Score and a Bonus Beer « Embrace The Funk

    […] Yesterday I blogged about the Berliner Weisse style and the version I brewed that took second in Sours for the NHC regionals. I had to send 3 bottles for judging to final round of the National Homebrewers Conference in San Diego last month. I got the score sheets back today. The final score was 39 out of 50 and the beer did advance within the finals to the mini best of show round. While I didn’t win anything in the finals I’m happy with the scores/feedback I got. Considering this is the largest beer competition in the world (bigger than GABF, World Beer Cup etc…) with 6,996 entries, 750 advanced to the finals, 30 of those being in the sour category. […]

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  2. “Winning Doesn’t Suck”- Gordon Strong « Embrace The Funk Avatar
    “Winning Doesn’t Suck”- Gordon Strong « Embrace The Funk

    […] Ales, “F#*k your Dumb Wheat Beer” (Berliner Weisse) This is the same recipe that took a 2nd place during the NHC regional. I also have to brag on my buddy Tom Gentry who scored 3rd place in sours for his Berliner […]

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