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??
Not a bad idea either!Saison!!! or maybe a Cherry Wit.
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.They don't finish out sweet, so a wit might not be a good idea.