Cherry Blonde Ale

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treacheroustexan

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Location
Cleveland
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Safale US-05
Yeast Starter
No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
No
Batch Size (Gallons)
2.5
Original Gravity
1.041
Final Gravity
~1.006
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
18.6
Color
5.6
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
7 days @ 66 F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
7 days @ 66 F
Grain:
4 # 2 row
0.25 # Caramel/Crystal 15

Hops:
0.5 oz East Kent Golding at 60 minutes

Yeast:
1/2 packet of Safale US-05

Fruit:
Rack onto 3# store bought sour tart cherries for a week or so.

This is a super simple and cheap recipe. Easy drinking with light fruit flavor. This is also a 2.5 gallon batch. Just double everything for 5 gallons.

Cheers!

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Sounds and looks delicious. Do you recall how you treat the cherries exactly? I'm new to brewing and especially with fruit additions and interested in that process more for this.
Thanks
 
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