I first made this beer as a christmas present for my brother about 4 years ago. The recipe may have changed over the years, but it is one of the only beers I have made repeatedly.....
7lbs Amber liquid extract
1/2lb chocolate(specialty grain)
1/4lb caravienne(specialty grain)
5lbs sweet dark cherries(frozen)
white labs European yeast
1.5 ounces Northern Brewer hops(pellet form)(boiling hops)
Recipe is for 5 gallons of beer... steep the grains in 1 1/2 to 2 gallons of water until boiling(about 15min). Remove grains and add malt extract and hops. Boil for an hour. Pour hot wort over 5lbs of frozen cherries in a plastic bucket. add water to make five gallons. when cool enough ad yeast and airlock. After one week siphon to glass carboy and discard cherries and slush at bottom of bucket. After one more week of fermentation, bottle. Let age at least 2 weeks, but waiting a month or two if you can is even better... enjoy!
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