Light Summer Cherry
This was an attempt to produce a light beer for the summer that is very drinkable.
Brewer: | KRAB Brothers, Mastered Brewers | Email: | koerbekah@mewlan.com | |||||
Beer: | Light Summer Cherry | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 6.25 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 19 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.085 | FG: | 1.018 | |||||
Alcohol: | 8.7% v/v (6.8% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Sofened tap water | |||||||
Grain: | 10 lb. American 2-row 1.25 lb. British crystal 70-80L .25 lb. Raw wheat 4 lb. German Pilsner |
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Mash: | 68% efficiency | |||||||
mash at 150-155 for 65 min | ||||||||
Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.076 | 7 gallons | |||||
1.5 lb. Honey 1.25 lb. Bing Cherrys |
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Hops: | 1.0 oz. Glacier (6.6% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Liberty (4.4% AA, 60 min.) |
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Yeast: | coopers with starter | |||||||
Log: | Bing cherrys destemed/pitted and run through a blender and added after primary fermentation. | |||||||
Carbonation: | 1 cup corn sugar | |||||||
Tasting: | This beer actually turned out really good!! However, you cannot taste the cherries but thats OK. I am writing this about 6 weeks after bottling and we got 7.5 gallons of beer! |
Recipe posted 08/02/09.