Sour cherry ideas?

[Newton]

I have a couple of small trees that are going to give me about 4 or 5 pounds of sour pie type cherries. I was thinking of using them in a saison. I would probably pit the cherries and put them in a grain bag and steep them in a half gallon of 170 degree water (for pasteurization) and then add that to the primary.

Think this would make a decent beer? Any other recipe ideas for sour cherries?

Thanks!

 

[Atvar]

I'm in the same situation. I've got a few sour cherry trees that I was thinking about using for beer this year. The thing is, there seem to be maggots in a lot of them since the trees have never been sprayed. I have no clue if they are still usable or if they are too buggy to be considered useful. I was going to use a pound or two in a wheat beer, but I might just wait till the black raspberries come into season.