cherry stout ?

[lee1]

hi all its been turning round in my brain [as little as it is ] how to brew a cherry stout , i have a good stout recepie just wondering how and when to add a cherry flavoring , i know its to everyones taste but how much flavoring , any ideas plz cheers lee

[sbond10]

Well I'm going to a damson stout soon I'm mashing about 400g of damsons into the primary at start but the general view is like dry hopping put in after krustation has died down (5 days) as it won't damage delicate flavours. As for the amount I just guessed.... Ok that bit I lied I'm using 100g oats 200g chocolate 300g brown sugar 400g of damsons 500g of dme x 2 see gotta keep numbers even

[Matt12398]

krustation

Have you just made up a word?

[sbond10]

No it's a highly technical word for advanced brewers either that or my rubbish English has kicked in.

[Rookie]

hi all its been turning round in my brain [as little as it is ] how to brew a cherry stout , i have a good stout recepie just wondering how and when to add a cherry flavoring , i know its to everyones taste but how much flavoring , any ideas plz cheers lee

Actual cherry flavoring or cherries? Sweet or sour cherries?
Nothing wrong with a cherry stout, I did one a long time ago and went with sweet cherries to better balance with the roastiness of the stout.

[lee1]

hi rookie thats why im asking im open to ideas , sweet or sour flavoring how much did you add to yours and did the cherry flavour come through good cheers lee

[rimski]

I've bought the cherry flavouring from THBS that I am going to flavour a porter, I plan to add a few drops at the bottling stage amount undecided ATM will do taste test at the time.
Hope this helps

[Rookie]

hi rookie thats why im asking im open to ideas , sweet or sour flavoring how much did you add to yours and did the cherry flavour come through good cheers lee

I used fresh cherries to the tune of three pounds in a three gallon batch. It's been a really long time since I brewed it and I'm a bit hazy on the results other than I was happy with it.
After fermentation is done you can add some cherries (.5 to 1 pound per gallon) and take a taste after a week and decide if you want more. If you use flavoring add to the bottling bucket until it tastes right to you.