sipNswirl

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Beernik

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You'll get more flavor and color using fruit in the secondary.

However, if you put fruit in the secondary, you'll want to consider doing a tertiary to let yeast and fruit debris settle out after the fruit is fermented.

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Primary: black currant cyser
Planning: Black Weisenbock, (when my brother gets off his ass): Porter

Carbonating/Bottle Conditioning: Sparkling Peach Mead, Rye-Peppercorn Barleywine, Hazelnut Stout
Beers Drinking: Hazelnut Stout and Cran-Pom Lambic

sipNswirl

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ahhh right, thanks!

Arkador

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you posted this 2 hours after i kegged my first fruit beer.... I did see little chunks of raspberries float to the top of my keg.... I am sure they will taste good in the middle of a pint...

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Beernik

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Sorry.

You're right, it won't hurt anything unless you let it sit for a really long time. Then you might start getting some astringency from seeds and skin.

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Brew outside the lines
Primary: black currant cyser
Planning: Black Weisenbock, (when my brother gets off his ass): Porter

Carbonating/Bottle Conditioning: Sparkling Peach Mead, Rye-Peppercorn Barleywine, Hazelnut Stout
Beers Drinking: Hazelnut Stout and Cran-Pom Lambic

boydak

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I am going to add strawberries (frozen) to the third week of my primary. I rarely secondary. Any issues with this method?

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