"Would?" RWCG Black Cherry Slapshot Stout

Source: Bill Webber
Recipe added: 10/31/97
Email: BWeb69@hotmail.com

One word, WOW!! This recipe was an idea of a friend of mine. I put it to good use and now we have created a monster!! If you like chocolate covered cherries or black cherry soda, this will be to your definite liking. I can't seem to get enough of this brew and I hope you won't either. CHEERS!!

Specifics

Recipe type: Partial Mash
Batch Size: 5 US gallons
Starting Gravity: n/a
Finishing Gravity: n/a
Time in Boil: 30 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 7 US gallon bucket/8 days
Secondary Fermentation: none
Additional Fermentation: none

Ingredients:

6.6 lbs. dark malt extract
1 lb. of light dried malt extract
1 lb. crushed chocolate malt
1 lb. crushed crystal malt
1/2 lb. roasted barley
1 oz. Hallertau hop pellets (boiling)
1/2 oz. Fuggles hop pellets (boiling)
1/2 oz. Fuggles hop pellets (finishing)
8 lbs. black cherries
5 packets of Kool-Aid (unsweetened, black cherry flavor)
2 oz. Saccahrin tablets
1 oz. finings
2 pkgs. ale yeast

Procedure:

Bring 1 quart water to a boil and add grains and steep for 20 minutes off heat. Add malt extract, hops, finings and grain mixture to 1 gallon of water and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 hour. After 1 hour, remove from heat and add cherries, crushed pits and all and allow to steep for 1 hour. In seperate container, add Kool-Aid packets and saccahrin tablets to 1/2 gallon of warm water and mix well and add to wort. After one hour, sparge and allow to cool to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Add wort to fermenter with 3 1/2 gallons of cool water stir and add yeast. Seal fermenter and allow to ferment for 8 days. Bottle, sweat and ENJOY!!

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