Here is mine and it turned out great IMO... I would maybe add one more bag of sweet cherries though. I used 2 cans of tart and 2 bags of sweet. Left in the primary for 3 weeks, added cherries/Orange Peel to secondary and sat for 12 days.
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Recipe: Mad Elf Clone
Brewer:
Asst Brewer:
Style: Fruit Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.74 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.089 SG
Estimated Color: 11.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 13.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 82.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
13 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 75.6 %
2 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 11.6 %
3.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3 1.1 %
1.00 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] - Boil Hop 4 11.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 5 2.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafBrew Specialty Ale (DCL/Fermentis #T- Yeast 6 -
2 lbs Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 7 11.6 %
2.50 lb Sweet and Sour Cherries (Secondary 5.0 d Flavor 8 -
1.50 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Secondary 5.0 days) Spice 9 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 17 lbs 3.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 5.18 gal of water at 162.7 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 4.82gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Lid blew off bucket after a day... put into carboy!
SG 1.078 -> 1.75 weeks 1.028 -> 2 weeks 1.022
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