I very recently did a 9 gal batch of the Old World. I then took 3 gal and put some sour cherry juice in the fermentor with a 2" piece of oak spiral and a touch of bourbon. The flavor came out rather nicely I would say. This recipe is pretty suited for the addition of cherries if you ask me.
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Interesting. Smokinghole, what portion would you say you liked better, cherried or regular? Also how did the sour cherry juice translate? Some ppl would argue against using juice instead of whole cherries, but that can get expensive especially for an experiment. How much did you add?
I like both. The cherry version was just for a change of pace and a different beer with little extra effort. The cherry version tastes a touch sweeter since it ended up 4 points higher than the non cherry version. I think if it weren't for the acid it'd taste considerably sweeter. I need to find my notes on the beer. I believe I only added 16 ounces of Knudsen Just Cherry Juice. So in the 3 gal it was not a big percentage but its noticeable. I will need to find where I have it noted and I will post back. I went with juice vs whole cherries because I didn't want to get the yeast from the skins. You can buy irradiated or pasteurized puree or dry cherries I guess. The juice was on sale and I gave it a go.
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I did this recipe (the traditional version) about 2 months ago. Didnt decoction, but mashed around 154 instead. I didnt have a way to keep it chilled for aging, so I left it at room temp and let it do its thing and when I checked the gravity on it recently it was at 1.000 !!! I have no clue how a 1.100 OG beer finished at 1.000 but I'm thinking this beast is going to need some serious aging.
I did this recipe (the traditional version) about 2 months ago. Didnt decoction, but mashed around 154 instead. I didnt have a way to keep it chilled for aging, so I left it at room temp and let it do its thing and when I checked the gravity on it recently it was at 1.000 !!! I have no clue how a 1.100 OG beer finished at 1.000 but I'm thinking this beast is going to need some serious aging.
It happens, especially of the secondary is warm you may get some unexpected gravity loss. My DFH 120 clone just went from 1.12 to 1.0.
I did this recipe (the traditional version) about 2 months ago. Didnt decoction, but mashed around 154 instead. I didnt have a way to keep it chilled for aging, so I left it at room temp and let it do its thing and when I checked the gravity on it recently it was at 1.000 !!! I have no clue how a 1.100 OG beer finished at 1.000 but I'm thinking this beast is going to need some serious aging.
It sounds like you have a wild yeast infection or a hydrometer that needs calibration. That degree of attenuation (95%+) is not realistic for this yeast, especially if you mashed at 154F.
It sounds like you have a wild yeast infection or a hydrometer that needs calibration. That degree of attenuation (95%+) is not realistic for this yeast, especially if you mashed at 154F.
That's what I thought initially, since the blowoff that came from it eventually formed a lacto like pellicle on it, but the fermenter/ beer in fermenter is clean of any signs of infection and the beer tastes just fine (albeit boozy). I used the hydrometer on another beer after and it measured just fine on that one.
Not that it answers the question as to how you got such high attenuation but measuring with a hydrometer is only apparent attenuation. The resulting mixture of alcohol, water, and carbohydrates are difficult to measure with a hydrometer. You very likely have some gravity left but the less dense alcohol is throwing the meter off especially at 13%. Eitherway you still got a crazy high attenuation.
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I have no clue how a 1.100 OG beer finished at 1.000 but I'm thinking this beast is going to need some serious aging.
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