This is my first attempt with fruit additions in the secondary. I am doing two test batches, cherry and apricot - 1 gallon each. Using Nottingham for the yeast.
I hit my FG in primary and there was some renewed activity due to the fruit. The beer and fruit have been in secondary for 8 days now, and the fruit has been floating since the second day in secondary. I was hoping to bottle after 2 weeks in secondary - but don't really know what to expect from the fruit. I don't want to take too many samples to check gravity since they are such small batches. Should the fruit settle down, or will it just keep on floating?
Would cold crashing help make the fruit drop?
or should I not worry if the fruit is floating so long as my FG is reached?
Thanks for any advice - i searched but didn't really see much about if the fruit will remain floating or drop out.
I hit my FG in primary and there was some renewed activity due to the fruit. The beer and fruit have been in secondary for 8 days now, and the fruit has been floating since the second day in secondary. I was hoping to bottle after 2 weeks in secondary - but don't really know what to expect from the fruit. I don't want to take too many samples to check gravity since they are such small batches. Should the fruit settle down, or will it just keep on floating?
Would cold crashing help make the fruit drop?
or should I not worry if the fruit is floating so long as my FG is reached?
Thanks for any advice - i searched but didn't really see much about if the fruit will remain floating or drop out.