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Old 02-06-2010, 01:29 PM   #1
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Default How Do I Sanitize Fruit Before Addition to Seondary?

Two day ago I started a Ken Schramm's "Mambo in your Mouth" multi-berry recipe. I used all the water and honey in the initial mix. OG 1.1

I will be purchasing the fruit over the next couple days and freezing if not already frozen. When I am ready to transfer to secondary onto bagged fruit is there something I should do to sanitize the fruit first?

If I use campden tablets what is the propoer process for disolving them with the fruit before filling the bag and racking onto it? How many tablets?
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I have had good luck with just a hard freeze then thaw. So far no issues.
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Pasturize them in hot water with some pectic enzyme.
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I never sanitize my fruit before adding it to the secondary. Perhaps if it was freshly picked fruit I might consider it. If you do plan to sanitize, you'll need to crush your campden tabs (get some powdered k-meta -it's cheaper and already in powdered form) sprinkle it on the fruit and stir it in and let it sit for 24 hours before adding it to your secondary.
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I just freeze, thaw, mash up the fruit in the bag, then get it into secondary and rack on top.

I don't boil or pasteurize my honey either.
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