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Double J Cherries "SURPRISE"
Bing crerries were on sale at my local grocery store and I wanted to try a brew with them.
| Brewer: | Jim Johnson | Email: | Hop_Head@webtv.net | |||||
| Beer: | Double J Cherries "SURPRISE" | Style: | - | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 32 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.079 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 9.2% v/v (7.2% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Spring water | |||||||
| Grain: | 8 oz. American crystal 40L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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| Steep: | Put grain bags in 5 gallons cold water, brought temp. up to 150°f for 30 munutes. Rinsed bags with 1 gallon water. | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.066 | 6 gallons | |||||
| 5 lb. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Honey 3 lb. Wheat extract |
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| Hops: | 2 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) | |||||||
| Log: | Primary fermentation for 1 week in 6.5 gal. glass carboy. Brought 11 lbs of cherries up to 150°f., hold for 20 minutes, in just enough water to cover them, to kill wild yeasts. Put cherries in bottom of 6.5 gal. bucket. Racked beer to secondary(plastic bucket) According to calculations cherries will add 22 points to gravity. Fermentation will start again. Leave in secondary for 2 weeks then rack again and allow to settle and clear. |
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| Carbonation: | Batch prime with 1 1/4 cup light DME and bottle. | |||||||
Recipe posted 06/28/00.
