acidrain23
Well-Known Member
So I was daydreaming and decided that a dark black currant beer would be tasty. I can get quart jars of black currants up at the polish deli down the street. Anyhow, here is kind of what I was thinking. I think it would be kind of like a black currant stout. Does this make any sense?
Extract Recipe, 5 Gallons:
3 lbs amber DME
3 lbs dark DME (these and the amber I have on hand from other projects)
1 lb Wheat DME (for improved head retention)
1 lb Belgian CaraMunich or Special B (for aroma)
1 lb Crystal 80-150L (for extra sweetness, color and to balance the acidity of the fruit)
1 lb toasted rolled oats (for toastiness and body)
Yeast: Saflager S-04, or S-33 or T58- still not sure
Hops: small bittering addition (dont want to much bitter) and late aroma addition. I was thinking of Galena or Bullion to reinforce the black currant aroma.
Fruit: 2-3 quarts of black currants added to the secondary. These contain sucrose as well, so I'm expecting to raise the gravity slightly as well as drying out the beverage somewhat. Might make it a little cidery, but maybe a little vinous which i think would not be amiss.
Does this plan seem solid or do I need to tweak further?
Extract Recipe, 5 Gallons:
3 lbs amber DME
3 lbs dark DME (these and the amber I have on hand from other projects)
1 lb Wheat DME (for improved head retention)
1 lb Belgian CaraMunich or Special B (for aroma)
1 lb Crystal 80-150L (for extra sweetness, color and to balance the acidity of the fruit)
1 lb toasted rolled oats (for toastiness and body)
Yeast: Saflager S-04, or S-33 or T58- still not sure
Hops: small bittering addition (dont want to much bitter) and late aroma addition. I was thinking of Galena or Bullion to reinforce the black currant aroma.
Fruit: 2-3 quarts of black currants added to the secondary. These contain sucrose as well, so I'm expecting to raise the gravity slightly as well as drying out the beverage somewhat. Might make it a little cidery, but maybe a little vinous which i think would not be amiss.
Does this plan seem solid or do I need to tweak further?