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Black Cherry Ale Recipe

I've been brewing my own beer on and off for over 15 years now. I took a break after my friend Jeff moved to Japan and I replaced homebrewing with marathon training as my main hobby.

At this point, I'd had a hand in brewing about 12 different types of beer. This was my favorite.

This is a recipe for a beer I did towards the middle of my original stint as an avid homebrewer. I've just brewed my first batch in many, many years, and it turned out very well. But now, it's time to go back to a classic.

This stood out back then as the best beer I'd ever made. I'm excited to see how it will turn out this time.

Name of Beer : Black Cherry Ale
Original Date of Brewing : 1995-06-17
Volume of Beer : 5 gallons

Ingredients



8 lbs pale malt syrup
2 oz. u.k. progress hops (5.9 aa)
4 lbs black (Bing) cherries
2.3 ml readily pitchable California Ale Yeast

Details




  • Boiled water, added malt, added malt, added 1 1/2 oz. U.K. Progress Hops after returning mixture to boil

  • Nothing in the original instructions about adding finishing hops, but I'm sure it's 1/2 as nose or 1/4 as nose and 1/4 as finishing (5 minutes and 1 minute left in the boil)

  • Also nothing in the instructions about when to add or remove fruit, but I'd assume you wash the fruit first, then add it to the pot when it starts to boil again. Strain it out again before it's time to pour into primary

  • Move to secondary after about a week, then bottle after another week



Gravity and Alcohol Content



  • Original Gravity : 1.036

  • Final Gravity : 1.012

  • Alcohol Content : ~3.1% ABV

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