Hi all.
So Im planning on making a Chocolate Cherry Stout, but have a question about the cherries. In my mead making experience, I have always head that you have to use tart cherries because the sweet cherries will leave a medicinal taste in the finished product. Most of the recipes that I see for Chocolate Cherry Stouts either call for dark cherries or simply do not mention what type of cherries to use.
So, if you have use cherries in your beer before, do you recommend sweet or tart cherries? Does it matter? Do you adjust the IBUs if you use tart?
Thanks for the help.
So Im planning on making a Chocolate Cherry Stout, but have a question about the cherries. In my mead making experience, I have always head that you have to use tart cherries because the sweet cherries will leave a medicinal taste in the finished product. Most of the recipes that I see for Chocolate Cherry Stouts either call for dark cherries or simply do not mention what type of cherries to use.
So, if you have use cherries in your beer before, do you recommend sweet or tart cherries? Does it matter? Do you adjust the IBUs if you use tart?
Thanks for the help.