Cherries!

[Vallka]

A buddy of mine just gave me 5-7lb of cherries, most are split/damaged but are good enough for brewing!

What should I make with them??

 

[Nosybear]

A Wee Heavy with cherries, cocoa and vanilla, all restrained of course, works well. I have a four year old version of that recipe that keeps getting better.

 

[Head First]

A buddy of mine just gave me 5-7lb of cherries, most are split/damaged but are good enough for brewing!

What should I make with them??

Chocolate cherry stout
cherry hefe
cherry saison
chocolate cherry porter
that wee heavy does sound tasty
difficult choice to throw into your brew schedule.

 

[J A]

Saison!!! or maybe a Cherry Wit.

 

[Nosybear]

Saison!!! or maybe a Cherry Wit.

Not a bad idea either!

 

[Texas Ale Works]

That amazing Wit tang, with some cherries....oh hell yeah

 

[Nosybear]

They don't finish out sweet, so a wit might not be a good idea. Something with some residual sweetness or that will support some lactose....

 

[Blackmuse]

I vote for nosy bear's idea. A wee heavy would pair well with cherries and chocolate.

That or the stout idea. A milk stout with chocolate and cherries.

 

[ChicoBrewer]

Sierra Nevada did a Trip in the Woods barrel aged Chocolate cherry stout a couple of years ago. That was a good one. Maybe put some bourbon soaked oak chips in the fermenter. Get vanilla and whiskey flavors.

 

[J A]

They don't finish out sweet, so a wit might not be a good idea.

Copy that...I have a Mango Wit on tap right now that could probably stand a little more sweetness. I also added a little extra acidulated malt in the grist and that's keeping it a little on the dry, tart side as well. I used frozen mango chunks because it was quick and easy and the result is quite nice, but I'm considering throwing a can of Mango Nectar into the keg for serving. I will say, though that for a light summer beer that fruit flavor and very clean finish is pretty nice and there's good malty sweetness in the balance.

 

[Hogarthe]

Cherry brown ale
Cherry mild

 

[Nosybear]

If you go with a drier beer, consider some vanilla to enhance what sweetness is there.