Steph's Very Cherry
Fun summer recipe in the making. Will update after after we let it age for a bit.
Brewer: | J.T. Flavin | Email: | - | |||||
Beer: | Steph's Very Cherry | Style: | American Amber Ale | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.059 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 6.3% v/v (5.0% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Good old lake Lewisville tap water. No addy's | |||||||
Grain: | 8 oz. American 6-row 8 oz. American crystal 10L |
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Steep: | In 4 gal. of room temp water steep grain in cheese cloth bag up to 170°F. Continue to steep at that temp for 10 min and remove. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.074 | 4 gallons | |||||
5 lb. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Amber dry malt extract 5 oz. Corn sugar |
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Added 1 whirlfloc tablet at 45 min. for clarification. Also at 45 min. added 2 cans Oregon tart pie cherries that we put through the blender just enough to break them up. Starined them out after the wort had cooled. |
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Hops: | 1 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 1007 German ale puer pitchable 125ml XL smack pack. | |||||||
Log: | Primary at 75°F for 6 days. Secondary still going at 9 days. Will update with specifics when complete. | |||||||
Carbonation: | 5oz. corn sugar disolved in 1 cup boiling water. Add 4oz. carlsons cherry extract. |
Recipe posted 05/21/05.