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Thanks! I bottled it yesterday after tasting it. The sample I took tasted really good, it was a little tart but really good. A beautiful red color too. Reminded me of a Founders Rubaeus but with cherries if that makes any sense. I'm going to pop on open once fully carbonated and see what happens.

I did not, I chalk it up to inexperience but I assumed because they were flash frozen fresh cherries I would be ok. What ever it is doesn't look funny like normal mold would so that's why it through me off. I know other people posted about mold as well but it seem to be a case by case issue...

Hello Everyone, So I recently brewed a Wheat Beer and decided to add cherries to the secondary for something I've never don't before. But after a week of the cherries fermenting I believe I have mold growing. This is my first attempt with adding fruit to a beer to inexperience is big and was...

Thanks for all the feedback everyone, I think I'm going to avoid the liquid smoke and try to smoke my grains and oak chips...I'll post again to let everyone know my recipe once complete and how it came out!!

I'm actually looking to try something new and combine the two ideas, I would like a smoke flavored beer that has that barrel character. I figured brewing is all about trying something new so I wanted to think outside the box

Will the rauch malt work as well with steeping? I've read the flavor really comes out in the mash but I haven't upgraded to all-grain brewing yet.

So I have a new idea I would like to try with my home brew. I know a lot of people soak oak chips in bourbon to give that barrel aged flavor, but what if I added American Oak Chips to a combination of Jim Beam Devil's Cut (just a personal favorite) with some Wright's Liquid Smoke? From what I...