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Tell me a Cherry Bock isn't a bad idea

Discussion in 'Extract Brewing' started by henryakirk, Apr 29, 2015.

 

  1. #1
    henryakirk

    Active Member

    Posted Apr 29, 2015
    I'm thinking about trying my first beer kit, I want to make a German Bock partial grain extract kit and flavor it with fresh cherries or tart cherry juice. I think I'll use wyeast bohemian 2124

    I don't have a big glass carboy and will make it in plastic buckets and can lager it in a chest freezer in my garage.

    Thanks for sharing your experience and advice

    http://www.midwestsupplies.com/rich-german-bock-kit.html
     
  2. #2
    madscientist451

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 29, 2015
    Sam adams had a cherry chocolate bock a few years ago, so I guess the flavor combination works. I'd go with the juice for flavor, you can use the whole cherries, but you'll have to let the beer and cherries sit together for a while and keep taking taste samples to see what flavor you've got.
     
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    JonM

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 29, 2015
    If this is your first beer kit, I would strongly, strongly recommend getting a dry ale yeast like US-05 or Nottingham. Lager yeasts require a huge volume of yeast (way more than there is in one package) and more TLC than ale yeasts.
     
  4. #4
    cdog127

    Member

    Posted May 1, 2015
    I brewed a chocolate cherry Bock a year ago, and the flavor definitely works well! I used 4oz of cherry extract and I beleive 4oz chocolate nibs.
     
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    Suicid

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 1, 2015
  6. #6
    Psylocide

    Ippons for Days

    Posted May 1, 2015
    If you make this, you have to name it Bock Cherry.
     
  7. #7
    cyanmonkey

    Well-Known Member

    Posted May 1, 2015
    I'd advise against pie cherries.
     
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