Cherry Cream Ale advice

[hoey222]

I was hoping to make a cherry cream ale for the summer.

Just looking for advice - it's a modified spotted cow clone with the added cherries based on the cherries in the snow recipe. I'm not sure how the hops and corn will go with the cherries. Is that too much cherries to add?

Recipe Type: All Grain
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.052

IBU: 18
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 4.2

Grain Bill:
8lbs Pale 2 row
1lb flaked corn
1lb pale 6 row
8oz flaked barley
8oz munich

Mash at 150F for 60 mins


Hops:
1oz Fuggles @60 min


Yeast:
nottingham dry yeast

10lbs frozen cherries in secondary

 

[dammBrewer]

IMO - With that much 2 row and flaked adjuncts, I would boil for 90 minutes instead of 60. Also, why the 2 row and 6 row? And with that, why flaked corn and flaked barley? I think the Munich will add a bit of color but may be a bit much for style. Lastly, that does appear to be a bit much on the cherries. I make a cherry wheat every year and do a 1 to 1.25 pounds per gallon cherry to wort ratio. Usually comes out just fine and not too overpowering. Also, make sure you "thaw" your frozen cherries before putting them in secondary. Good luck and happy brewing. Hope this helps .

 

[hoey222]

IMO - With that much 2 row and flaked adjuncts, I would boil for 90 minutes instead of 60. Also, why the 2 row and 6 row? And with that, why flaked corn and flaked barley? I think the Munich will add a bit of color but may be a bit much for style. Lastly, that does appear to be a bit much on the cherries. I make a cherry wheat every year and do a 1 to 1.25 pounds per gallon cherry to wort ratio. Usually comes out just fine and not too overpowering. Also, make sure you "thaw" your frozen cherries before putting them in secondary. Good luck and happy brewing. Hope this helps .

The original recipe came from a partial mash clone of a spotted cow recipe. the Spotted cow is a Naturally Cloudy Farmhouse Ale. I think the 6 row was to help convert the corn. the corn was to make it a cream ale and the flaked barley was to give it a little more mouth feel and cloudiness.

thanks for the input!

 

[bolus14]

Biggest problem with cherries is the sweetness doesn't come through, so you need some other grains to raise the FG, and raise the mash temp. I have only made a couple recipes with cherries and haven;t gotten the right amounts yet. Without the sweetness it'll taste a little red wine like and metallic like.