Possible AG#4

[EsJay_Brewing]

After having a sucessful AG#1 (EsJay Stout) which is a keeper I thought for AG#4 I would try a stout with a twist, plus a little stronger.

AG#4 EsJay Black Cherry Stout - I am using my fav hops ''Green Bullet'' Am going for a more imperial stout here, lower volume of beer but higher ABV. Will probably Primary for a week then secondary for a fair fair while before bottling to store away for a couple of months! Anyone tried similar before? If so any suggestions? Maybe changes?

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 11 lbs. 0.4 oz 5000 grams 73.5%
Crystal Malt 130 EBC 2 lbs. 3.3 oz 1000 grams 14.7%
Black Malt 1300 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 4.4%
Chocolate Malt 1050 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 4.4%
Roasted Barley 1350 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 2.9%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Green Bullet Whole 13.9 % 60 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 44.4%
Dried Black Cherry Whole 0 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.8 oz 90 grams 55.6%

1 Inch Black Licorice strip


Final Volume: 17 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.087
Final Gravity: 1.028
Alcohol Content: 7.8% ABV
Total Liquor: 28.5 Litres
Mash Liquor: 17 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 54.1711709381313 EBU
Colour: 499 EBC

[Rookie]

If I were brewing this recipe I'd put the cherries in the secondary instead of the boil.