Going to brew Northern Brewers American Wheat this week and wanted to add some strawberries to it. It will be my 5th batch overall and first with fruit.
I was planning on adding 5 lbs of frozen strawberries at flame-out, letting it sit for about 10 minutes, then finish cooling and transfer all of it to primary. I'm gonna skip secondary and go straight from there to bottling after two weeks or so as long as FG is hit. Simplified description i know, but does this sound like a good plan?
Also, should I thaw the berries or toss them in still frozen? I'd assume frozen would help me cool the wort a bit, but might keep them from reaching the proper temp to sanitize them fully.
thanks in advance for the help!
I was planning on adding 5 lbs of frozen strawberries at flame-out, letting it sit for about 10 minutes, then finish cooling and transfer all of it to primary. I'm gonna skip secondary and go straight from there to bottling after two weeks or so as long as FG is hit. Simplified description i know, but does this sound like a good plan?
Also, should I thaw the berries or toss them in still frozen? I'd assume frozen would help me cool the wort a bit, but might keep them from reaching the proper temp to sanitize them fully.
thanks in advance for the help!