DraperyFalls
Active Member
I'm looking for a good wheat beer recipe with strawberries to brew this weekend. I've never brewed a wheat beer before and I've also never brewed with fruit so any advice would be greatly appreciated!
I've read a couple different things regarding the addition of fruit. One recipe I found had me leave the strawberries in an open container for 24 hours with pectic enzyme and a campden tablet, and then add this to the boil at the beginning. However, I've also read that adding it at the beginning of the boil can produce an off taste, almost like bruised fruit.
Other recipes I've seen call for the strawberries at flame-out. However, most frequently I have seen advice saying that I should not add the strawberries until the secondary fermentation, unless I have some elaborate system in place to prevent an explosion, as the fermentation will be very vigorous.
Anyway, I'm trying to get a little clarification and advice from those of you with much more experience than I have. I'm also looking for a good recipe, if anyone has got it. I considered just brewing a wit and racking it onto the strawberries in the secondary, but I also don't want the flavor of the strawberries to be lost to the flavor of the beer.
Any advice is much appreciated!
I've read a couple different things regarding the addition of fruit. One recipe I found had me leave the strawberries in an open container for 24 hours with pectic enzyme and a campden tablet, and then add this to the boil at the beginning. However, I've also read that adding it at the beginning of the boil can produce an off taste, almost like bruised fruit.
Other recipes I've seen call for the strawberries at flame-out. However, most frequently I have seen advice saying that I should not add the strawberries until the secondary fermentation, unless I have some elaborate system in place to prevent an explosion, as the fermentation will be very vigorous.
Anyway, I'm trying to get a little clarification and advice from those of you with much more experience than I have. I'm also looking for a good recipe, if anyone has got it. I considered just brewing a wit and racking it onto the strawberries in the secondary, but I also don't want the flavor of the strawberries to be lost to the flavor of the beer.
Any advice is much appreciated!