Chocolate Cherry Leftover Extract Beer Thingy
Specialty Beer • Partial Mash • 3.5 gal
This was a recipe to use up some leftover stuff. I also added a pinch of cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 cup of cocoa to the boil. In secondary I will add 3 Lbs. of Dark Cherries and 1 cup of Godiva Chocolate Liqueur. The wort tasted awesome, I almost just wanted to drink it by itself! Make sure to secondary with plenty of extra space due to the increased fermentation from the cherries and liqueur. This one is gonna be sooth just in time for Xmas.
October 26, 2005 am 10:17am
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 3.5 gal)
- 0.50 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 0.25 lbs
Belgian Biscuit
Belgian Biscuit
Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.
- 0.75 lbs
German Vienna
German Vienna
Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.
- 0.1 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- 0.75 lbs
Australian Pilsner
Australian Pilsner
Well modified, good attenuation.
- 0.50 lbs
American Munich
American Munich
Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.
- 0.65 lbs
Dry Dark; Muntons
Dry Dark; Muntons
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 3.1 lbs
Liquid Dark Extract
Liquid Dark Extract
Used predominantly in the production of dark beers such as milds, browns, porters, and stouts.
- 0.25 lbs
Light Brown Sugar
Light Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 0.25 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 0.125 oz
Chinook - 12.7 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 0.50 oz
Northern Brewer - 6.2 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 0.25 oz
Willamette - 6.7 AA% whole; boiled 5 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
- 0.25 oz
Willamette - 6.7 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Willamette
This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy
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Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™
Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™
Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.
Notes
Now that I have been doing AG brews for a while, I noticed a can of leftover malt extract. Lets go crazy.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.064 | 1.026 - 1.120 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 0.995 - 1.035 | |
| Color: | 21.4 SRM | 1 - 50 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.7% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 26.5 IBU | 0 - 100 |
Discussion
update
2005-12-01 1:32pm
Update: I ended up adding only cherries to the secondary--1# per gallon of wort. I will use the godiva chocolate liqueur as part of my bottling sugar. Reference \"radical brewing\" by Mosher to compute the percentage of sugar in a liqueur by weight. The beer is still happily bubbling away in the secondary after 4 weeks! I will rack to tertiary soon. TB
