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[BarelyBrews]

I tried some of the brewer's best cherry in a glass of my nice wheat homebrew,ughh.Medicine taste came through bad. I wish i never would of bought this stuff now. I did have good luck once with the Canned cherries from Oregon,i drained the juice and then crushed the cherries over a screen and it tasted great.Next time for me, that is the way to go.Anyone need some medicine tasting cherry flavoring?

[MyaCullen]

funny thing, I made a montmerncy cherry wine, and even 100% real cherries taste like cough syrup if you oversweeten (oops) it was only two bottles that I sweetened for a dessertish wine not the whole batch

[BarelyBrews]

You're welcome.

That looks great,ever used them? and thanks for the linky.

[MyaCullen]

Part of that, besides residual sweetness, is the 10-16% ABV.

yeh I know, my tastebuds were horked at the time when I was doing a little backsweetening before entering them in a contest, I didn't believe the cough syrup comment on my scoresheet, until I actually opened the second bottle

[Kunsan90]

I've used several concentrates and they pretty much all tasted bad, except for the bottle I tried from Austin Homebrew; I still use their flavorings when I don't use real fruit. I've found 60% of the bottle in a Blonde or Cream Ale gives the flavor I'm looking for without any backside medicine flavors. You may want to give it a try. -K90Austin Homebrew Black Cherry Flavoring

[jayb151]

You can also try the Oregon purees. They are really good and super easy to use.

[KSUwildcatFAN]

Do concentrates taste like medicine or does medicine taste like the real thing? I say kudos to you, medicine flavor dudes.

[lowendfrequency]

Let's be clear, there is a big difference between concentrates and artificial flavoring. I wouldn't hesitate to use a concentrate sourced from real fruit, but I would NEVER use an artificial flavoring (been there, done that, the beer sucked).

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Yeah, that orchard is where I buy raw cherries everytime I visit my grandparents and uncles. The cherry juice and concentrate are top shelf.

yeah - that looks really tasty. have you ever tried the concentrate diluted with water?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I've diluted the concentrate with club soda and ice for a tasty, refreshing beverage. Tasted like real, tart cherries.

what's the typical dilution rate? with 32oz going for $14 shipped I better get some serious juice out of that thing!