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Cracked open my first bottle Saturday and I'm very happy with the results. It pours a nice light brown color with a bit of a red tint to it. It has a nice cherry smell that's not overwhelming. The taste is awesome and smooth. A little hint of sweetness on the front end and a nice cherry...

So I can't tell you yet how it tastes because I bottled it last week, but here is my recipe. I took the magic hat #9 extract recipe and used cherries instead of apricot. I used cherry puree in the secondary to give it a good cherry flavor. People say that using the extract makes the beer...

8 days after posting my picture, the krausen dropped. bottled after 14 days in secondary. Can't wait to see how it turns out...

I didn't see anything on this, so I thought I would ask. Anybody have a good technique for keeping the tube down at the bottom of the carboy when racking from primary to secondary (or to bottling bucket for that matter). I figure the best way to prevent splashing is to get the tube submerged...

Thanks for the pictures, Jethro. Interesting to see that much krausen floating at the top of your secondary after two weeks and that it didn't drop. How did the flavor turn out?

I was wondering what people's thoughts were. Just krausen forming in the secondary because of the fruit puree?

Making my first attempt at fruit beer, cherry wheat. I put cherry puree in the secondary (and this is the picture). Is this just krausen forming in the secondary?