Funktional Fruit Sour All Grain Beer Recipe Kit

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Choose your fruit adventure!

Forget triple cherries... You just hit the homebrew jackpot with this fruity, funky kettle-soured ale. Prepare your palate for flavors both copious and complex -- from tart and sour to subtle and sweet, thanks to the late addition of your favorite pick-your-own fruit puree!

Funktional Fruit Sour starts out as a Belgian-style wheat, but things get funky pretty darn quick. Using unique kettle souring techniques, this recipe develops its tart, sour character in a few days, instead of months or years. All without the risk of contaminating any other batches you've got going on. 

The Belgian yeast brings out the ale's fruity flavors while complementing the tart, refreshing finish. Want to go classic? Then we recommend the Raspberry, Blackberry and Apricot purees for a sour session ale with a remarkable balance of tart, refreshing fruitiness. Want to go rogue? That's cool, too. You can't go wrong with our pick-your-own fruit options. Use our Cherry or Peach purees to create something a bit different, or add a tropical twist to this sour by adding Mango or Passionfruit purees. 

Whatever option you choose, you'll end up with a sessionable, summery crowd pleaser that pairs well with anything under the sun.

Brewing Notes:

  • Style: Belgian-Style Wheat Beer/Fruit Beer
  • Fermentation Range: 64 - 74F
  • OG: 1.046
  • SRM: 4.0
  • IBUs: 9
  • ABV: 4.5%

Tasting Notes:

  • Aroma: Soft malt tones underlie a complex yeast-driven matrix of spicy phenolics and fruity esters, with up-front aromas of the chosen fruit puree and an unmistakable tartness.
  • Appearance: The base beer is a deep straw color with bright white head and a slight haze. The added fruit puree will create a vibrant color ranging from peach-yellow to red-pink to nearly purple depending on the specific fruit used.
  • Flavor:  Low to moderate bready maltiness with very low bitterness. Fruit puree is the star of the show in perfect synergy with the mild to medium-high tart sourness provided by the lactobacillus.
  • Mouthfeel: Light bodied, with a smooth finish after the swallow and includes a moderate to firm tart bite on the back and sides of the tongue. 
  • Overall Impression: An incredibly easy drinking beer popping with Belgian yeast notes, deep fruit flavors and a satisfying and thirst-quenching tart finish. 

Recipe kit includes Omega Yeast Lactobacillus Blend

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Additional information

SKU

B11433, B11434

Beer Color Light
Original Gravity

1.046

Total Time to Make 6 weeks
Regional Style Belgian
Alcohol Content Low
Yield 5 Gallons
Beer Style Belgian-Style Wheat Beer,Fruit Beer
Fermentation Type Ale
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions Click here for recipe kit instructions

Brewmaster Brad's Thoughts:

"Ever since I started playing around with kettle souring, I was hooked. I've always loved sour beers, but I've been too paranoid about cross-contamination with my other Saccharomyces based fermentations, and frankly, I often lack the patience to let a traditional sour do its thing. Since kettle souring is quick, easy and relatively risk-free, I have embarked on a journey of making these simple, yet satisfying beers. Once I tried a specific commercial beer made in this fashion, I absolutely could not get it out of my head. Better yet, it was made with fruit. I had to try to make it myself, and this recipe is the result of those efforts. Don't be fooled by the seemingly simple recipe - the wheat and pilsner malt provide a clean malt base for the 1-2-3 punch of Belgian ale yeast, lactobacillus, and your choice of fruit. The final product is certainly far more than a mere sum of its parts."

Customer Reviews

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Micah B.
Great kit, but low abv..

I added 4 pounds of grain to the bill, and 6 oz sugar. It finished around 6.4% which is decent enough. Not sure why you would want a 4.5% beer?
Also I added a blackberry/rasberry/blueberry mix of 3 pounds from Costco to the fermenter.. It turned it more sour than intended but boy is it good!
Going to try a strawberry rhubarb sour with the same recipe next time! I didn't have t58, so went with us 05, and I was great! I might go with t58 next time just to sweeten a little

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Chad E.
Buy it!

First batch of this I made was with the peach purée and it was gone incredibly fast. The flavor was light but still amazing. The second batch I used the kit as a base but made a cherry limeade sour. The only reason we have any of that left is because we only gave out a few small samples and the wife and I are hoarding the rest!

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Christian A.
Not enough peach flavor

Overall this kit produced a pretty solid sour but the peach flavor is just too subtle. The written directions were hard to follow but watching a few YouTube videos helped me with this one. The kit should come with a few pH strips which wasn’t a big deal but it was the most expensive kit I have purchased at pax $70. I’m happy I did make this beer as it was a good learning experience but the product wasn’t exactly what I was looking for.

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Adam C.
Great!

I’ve never been a huge fan of sours, but I have friends that do. Never brewed one so I thought I’d try it. This one is really good. In two days my ph got down to 3.2, so it is pretty tart. I added 8 lbs of mixed berries from Costco after fermentation, and let sit for a few days. It’s really good. Only change next time is I might take the ph down to 3.4 or 3.5 to make it a little less tart, of maybe add a little more berries to add sweetness to offset the tart. Either way, it is really good the way it is. The keg will be empty soon.

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William K.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 20 reviews
75%
(15)
20%
(4)
5%
(1)
0%
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M
Micah B.
Great kit, but low abv..

I added 4 pounds of grain to the bill, and 6 oz sugar. It finished around 6.4% which is decent enough. Not sure why you would want a 4.5% beer?
Also I added a blackberry/rasberry/blueberry mix of 3 pounds from Costco to the fermenter.. It turned it more sour than intended but boy is it good!
Going to try a strawberry rhubarb sour with the same recipe next time! I didn't have t58, so went with us 05, and I was great! I might go with t58 next time just to sweeten a little

C
Chad E.
Buy it!

First batch of this I made was with the peach purée and it was gone incredibly fast. The flavor was light but still amazing. The second batch I used the kit as a base but made a cherry limeade sour. The only reason we have any of that left is because we only gave out a few small samples and the wife and I are hoarding the rest!

C
Christian A.
Not enough peach flavor

Overall this kit produced a pretty solid sour but the peach flavor is just too subtle. The written directions were hard to follow but watching a few YouTube videos helped me with this one. The kit should come with a few pH strips which wasn’t a big deal but it was the most expensive kit I have purchased at pax $70. I’m happy I did make this beer as it was a good learning experience but the product wasn’t exactly what I was looking for.

A
Adam C.
Great!

I’ve never been a huge fan of sours, but I have friends that do. Never brewed one so I thought I’d try it. This one is really good. In two days my ph got down to 3.2, so it is pretty tart. I added 8 lbs of mixed berries from Costco after fermentation, and let sit for a few days. It’s really good. Only change next time is I might take the ph down to 3.4 or 3.5 to make it a little less tart, of maybe add a little more berries to add sweetness to offset the tart. Either way, it is really good the way it is. The keg will be empty soon.

W
William K.

Funktional Fruit Sour All Grain Beer Recipe Kit