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Strong Cherry Hefeweizen

Strong Cherry Hefeweizen

Fruit Beer • Extract • 5 gal

jaitken

Excellent malty flavor with hint of cherry. Very easy drinking @ 6.8% ABV

January 10, 2009 pm 02:49pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 0.5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 6.0 lbs Liquid Wheat Extract

    Liquid Wheat Extract

    Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1.0 lbs Dry Wheat; Muntons

    Dry Wheat; Muntons

    Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1.0 lbs Candi Sugar Clear

    Candi Sugar Clear

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1.0 oz Willamette - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • 0.50 oz Willamette - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • 0.50 oz Willamette - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • 14.5 oz oregon tart cherries - (omitted from calculations)

    oregon tart cherries

  • 4.0 oz cherry extract @ bottling - (omitted from calculations)

    cherry extract @ bottling

  • Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Unique top-fermenting yeast which produces the unique and spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. Best results are achieved when fermentations are held around 68F.

Notes

Steep cara-pils for 30 min. @ 150 degrees. Add cherries @ 20 min. left in boil. Transfer cherries to primary fermentation vessel. Strain out cherries when moved to secondary. Add cherry extract and 3/4 cup priming sugar @ bottling.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 20 - Fruit Beer

Subcategory: A - Fruit Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.064 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 11.4 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 6.8% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 20.3 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

jaitken

Excellent!

2009-03-11 9:29pm

I absolutely loved the way this turned out--not too heavy in the cherry flavor--just enough to hint at the fruit.

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