kanzimonson
Well-Known Member
I have a bunch of extra dried cherries and was wondering if anybody's used dried fruits in brewing. Raisins I guess come to mind first, but there's apricots, figs, dates, and some others.
I guess the annoying thing is that any dried fruit will soak up a LOT of your beer. But besides this, I'm curious about any other downsides. Do dried fruits have less flavor than fresh? Or just different? Surely during the drying process the fruits are losing something to the moisture that evaporates away. Maybe the flavors that are water soluable are lost in this process. But the other concentrated flavors that are left behind might contribute something different. Thoughts?
I guess the annoying thing is that any dried fruit will soak up a LOT of your beer. But besides this, I'm curious about any other downsides. Do dried fruits have less flavor than fresh? Or just different? Surely during the drying process the fruits are losing something to the moisture that evaporates away. Maybe the flavors that are water soluable are lost in this process. But the other concentrated flavors that are left behind might contribute something different. Thoughts?