11-23-2003 Up North Cherry Stout

A ProMash Brewing Session Report

Brewing Date: Sunday November 23, 2003
Head Brewer: Marc Morency
Quality Control: Carol Morency
Recipe: Up North Cherry Stout


Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 2.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.38      
Anticipated OG: 1.061 Plato: 14.95
Anticipated SRM: 52.6        
Anticipated IBU: 41.3      
Brewhouse Efficiency: 30  %   
Wort Boil Time: 60  Minutes   

Actual OG: 1.060 Plato: 14.74   
Actual FG: 1.014 Plato: 3.57   
Alc by Weight: 4.74 by Volume: 6.07 From Measured Gravities.
ADF: 75.8 RDF: 63.2 Apparent & Real Degree of Fermentation.

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 26 %
Anticipated Points From Mash: 6.84
Actual Points From Mash: 5.95


Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
62.7 5.88 lbs.  Muntons DME - Dark England 1.046 30
5.3 0.50 lbs.  Flaked Barley America 1.032 2
10.7 1.00 lbs.  Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
10.7 1.00 lbs.  Roasted Barley America 1.028 450
10.7 1.00 lbs.  Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.034 475

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
1.50 oz.  Northern Brewer Pellet 10.00 41.3 40 min


Extras
Amount Name Type Time
8.00 Tsp  Gypsum Other 60 Min.(boil)


Yeast
Bell's beer Cultured from bottle


Fermentation Specifics
Pitched From: Starter
Amount Pitched: 4 OZ
Lag Time: 8.00 hours

Primary Fermenter: Plastic
Primary Type: Closed
Days In Primary: 7
Primary Temperature: 70 degrees F

Secondary Fermenter: Glass
Secondary Type: Closed
Days In Secondary: 14
Secondary Temperature: 72 degrees F

Original Gravity: 1.060 SG 14.74 Plato
Finishing Gravity: 1.014 SG 3.57 Plato



Bottling/Kegging Specifics
Bottling Date: Sunday December 14, 2003
Desired Carbonation Level: 1.90 Volumes CO2
Fermentation Temperature: 72 F

Amount In Bottles: 5.00 Gallons
Days Conditioned: 0
Carbonation Method: Natural
Priming Medium Used: Corn Sugar
Amount of Priming Used: 2.00 Oz
Amount of Liquid Added: 0.14 Gal



Fermentation Notes
Fermented upstairs in the kitchen.


Tasting Notes
Very dark, almost opaque, with a fairly strong roasted malt/coffee aroma. Tasted at bottling time, the flavors included chocolate and coffee notes laced with dark cherries. More complex than the last batch. with a long finish and a noticeable bitterness contributed by the hops and dark malts. This should be nice.


Problem Notes
No problems detected.


Notes
add one gallon pasteurized tart cherry juice




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