Calder said:I have made a lot of beers (200+), and have tried the fruit flavoring trick, and can say that for the most part fruit does not improve a beer. If anything it ruins a good beer. I've added fruit, I've added flavorings, I've added liqueurs, and I've added purees,and all have been ...... well fine for a few beers, but not 5 gallons worth.
Some fruit goes well with a big RIS, if not over done (cherry or raspberry), and I have found goes well with sour beers (although I've not made more than 3 gallons with fruit at one time).
Make what you feel you want to drink, but from my experience, the pursuit of a 'great' fruit beer is not worth it. There are not many on the commercial market; probably because they just don't work very well.
This from somebody who put 6 lbs of fruit on 1.5 gallons of beer.
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