Anybody use Rose Hips or Yarrow?

I'm going to be brewing a Saison this weekend and was thinking about adding either rose hips or some yarrow. Just curious if anyone has ever used these, and how did it turn out?

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Never brewed with rose hips, although I had a rose petal saison at a beer festival that was wonderful.

I have brewed with Yarrow before (garden fresh) and it ruined the beer. I only used a little but it gave off a strong medicinal herb and 'head shop,' type of flavor. If you do use Yarrow, a little goes a long way.

bierhaus15 said:

Never brewed with rose hips, although I had a rose petal saison at a beer festival that was wonderful.

I have brewed with Yarrow before (garden fresh) and it ruined the beer. I only used a little but it gave off a strong medicinal herb and 'head shop,' type of flavor. If you do use Yarrow, a little goes a long way.

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I had a cherry and yarrow Saison from a local brew pub. It was excellent, which made me want to try using yarrow sometime. I've never had a beer with rose in it, but I have some rose hips I got from NB and want to try them, just not sure what it will do to the beer.

Never tried yarrow, but I've used rose hips in mead. They'll add a red tinge & a citrusy flavour to your brew; depending on what type & how much you use. They're high in ascorbic acid, but I'm not sure just what the numbers are as far as percentages go.
Regards, GF.

gratus fermentatio said:

Never tried yarrow, but I've used rose hips in mead. They'll add a red tinge & a citrusy flavour to your brew; depending on what type & how much you use. They're high in ascorbic acid, but I'm not sure just what the numbers are as far as percentages go.
Regards, GF.

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Do you add them to the boil or secondary? I've been doing some research on it and have been getting conflicting info.

Well, a bit of both, sort of. I used them in mead, so no boiling, but I did steep them in water before adding them, water & all, to my secondary; with a campden tablet to ward off any freeloading nasties.

I used dried rose hips from the hippie store's bulk section. They were pretty pricey, so to get more flavour with less, I added them to secondary.
Regards, GF.