Cherry Wheat w/Citra

[brennanj11]

Looking to brew an America Wheat at about 5% abv and 25 ibu using some Citra I have in the fridge. I was then going to use 4lbs of sour cherries in the secondary. I'll juice those, pasteurize and pitch in secondary.
I'll probably keep the hop additions late in the boil, I figure the citrus taste and nose should play nice with the cherries.
Anybody ever use pineapple juice from a can? Was thinking of going tropical with this one.
Sound good? Anybody brew one similar? Suggestions.

 

[brennanj11]

Just a quick update on this thread if anyone was interested.
I actually had some WLP 400 yeast that I started and brewed on Sunday.
Here's the Recipe I did

Recipe Specifics
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Boil Size (Gal) : 7.5
Batch Size (Gal): 5.5
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.5
OG: 1.048
FG: 1.015
SRM: 6
IBU: 20
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Grain

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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4.25 lbs. Pale 2-Row
4.25 lbs. Soft White Wheat
.5 lbs - Honey Malt (gambrinus)
.5 lbs - Crystal 20L

Hops
Amount Name Form IBU Boil Time
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0.75oz. Citra Pellet 15.5 15 min.
0.5 oz. Citra Pellet 4.5 5 min.

Extras
Amount Name Type Time
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2.5 lbs Sour Cherries - juiced and pastured @170 - 14 day Secondary

Yeast
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White Labs WLP400 Belgian Wit Bier - 4th Generation Slurry
Pitched 1L Yeast Starter - 3 days
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Brewer's Notes
Start Time - 10 AM. Weather - Sunny 75 degrees, medium-high humidity
Total Brew Time: 4 Hours w/ Cleanup
90 Minute Mash in Kettle, BIAB. 6.5 Gal Volume
Started Temperature a little high at mash-in - 163
Added Ice, Stirred until 158, Wrapped blanket and started 90 min mash.
Strained and hung grain bag, filtered 175 degree water through grain bag and sparked the gas
Boiled for 60 minutes.
Took about 35 Minutes to chill to 70 degress
Pitched, aerated by had and stored in basement at 68-72 degrees.
Took about 8 hrs for airlock activity

 

[brennanj11]

Just a quick update on my progress.
I let the beer sit in the primary for 13 days, hit the FG of 1.014 and racked to a secondary with the juice. The 2.5 lbs sour cherries yielded about 20 fl. oz of juice, it smelled amazing and tasted great. I pasteurized it and let it cool and then added to secondary and racked beer on top.

The Honey and Crystal added a little more color than I would have liked, so it was a deep gold when racking. I was looking for a straw color so that when i added the cherry, the color would be a nice pink. The color now is more crimson or dark red.