tidehouse
Well-Known Member
Here in Michigan we will be swimming in cherries in the next month or so and I want to do a cherry wheat beer. I want to do the MWS cherry wheat kit but with fresh cherries and could use some advice on amounts, technique, etc. Here is the base recipe:
6lbs wheat lme
.5lbs carapils
1oz hersbrucker pellets
1oz tettnang pellets
wl300 hefewiezen yeast
xlbs fresh ripe cherries![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Anyway I was thinking of freezing the cherries then thawing and adding to secondary. Do I need to pasteurize them or do anything to ensure sanitation? I am still undecided how much cherry flavor I want in the finished product. I'd love to hear your experiences with this type of beer. Thanks!
6lbs wheat lme
.5lbs carapils
1oz hersbrucker pellets
1oz tettnang pellets
wl300 hefewiezen yeast
xlbs fresh ripe cherries
Anyway I was thinking of freezing the cherries then thawing and adding to secondary. Do I need to pasteurize them or do anything to ensure sanitation? I am still undecided how much cherry flavor I want in the finished product. I'd love to hear your experiences with this type of beer. Thanks!