Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Witless wit

Grain Bill:
  •  6 lb Wheat DME
  • 1 oz Hallertau Hops 9.0% AA
Yeast:
  • Wyeast 3333 German Wheat
Brew Schedule:
  1. Bring 3 Gallons to 155F
  2. Add DME
  3. Boil for 45 min
    1. Add clarifying agent
  4. Boil 60 min
    1. Add hops
  5. Add 2 gallons of water
  6. Drop to 70F
  7. Add yeast

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Up the sugar

I got some advice from the folks on twitter about adding cherry puree to my Irish Imperial Stout to give it a bit of that fruity finish. I was thinking of using it to replace the sugar for bottling. I gave up on that and decided to use it as a secondary fermentation stage in conjunction with the champagne yeast. I added 2 cups of 1.099 gravity unsweetened cherry puree. Two weeks will tell if it works out well or not. Initial taste is very good. So far I am happy with the result