{"id":1145,"date":"2025-08-12T16:31:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:31:59","slug":"mrm-pats-cherry-melow-mel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.mrice.net\/?p=1145","title":{"rendered":"MRM ~ Pat’s Cherry “Melow” Mel"},"content":{"rendered":"
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5\/13\/25<\/strong> 1 Gallon Batch
\n96 oz Just Black Cherry Juice
\n32 oz Just Tart Cherry Juice
\n64 oz Juicy Juice 100% Cherry
\n1 lbs Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries
\n2.2 lbs Eucalyptus Honey (from Marshalls)
\nLalvin QA23 yeast
\n1 Tsp Fermaid-O<\/p>\n

S.G. = 1.100<\/strong> (About 12%)<\/p>\n

Thawed Cherries.\u00a0 Added all juices, Fermaid-O and yeast<\/p>\n

5\/16\/25<\/strong> 1 tsp Fermaid-O<\/p>\n

5\/31\/25<\/strong> S.G. = 1.010<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\/4\/25<\/strong>
\nRacked off yeast and berries.
\n3\/4 cup roasted cacao nibs (roasted for 10 min at 350)
\nStabilized!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I split this batch in two.\u00a0 1 Gallon had the nibs and 1 gallon had oak.<\/p>\n

6\/12\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oak flavor not ready yet.\u00a0 Nib flavor coming through but tastes a little burnt.\u00a0 It’s kind of thin so some tannin may help with mouth feel.
\nNeeds back sweetened.<\/p>\n

6\/25\/25<\/strong>
\nLeft the oak batch alone.\u00a0 It needs more time.
\nThe chocolate was racked off nibs and I added honey to back sweeten to 1.038.
\nThe chocolate is ready to bottle><\/p>\n

8\/7\/25
\nI combined both gallons.\u00a0 They taste AMAZING together.\u00a0 Sometimes you get chocolate and sometimes you get oak.
\nBottled and labeled today.\u00a0 I’d say that after combining the SG is 1.020 so it’s going to have some sweetness to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5\/13\/25 1 Gallon Batch 96 oz Just Black Cherry Juice 32 oz Just Tart Cherry Juice 64 oz Juicy Juice 100% Cherry 1 lbs Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries 2.2 lbs Eucalyptus Honey (from Marshalls) Lalvin QA23 yeast 1 Tsp Fermaid-O S.G. = 1.100 (About 12%) Thawed Cherries.\u00a0 Added all juices, Fermaid-O and yeast 5\/16\/25 … <\/p>\n

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