Is this enough fruit?

Type: All Grain

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.92 %
2 lbs 4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 23.08 %
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 30.6 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (5 min) Hops 1.6 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.18 %
Bitterness: 32.2 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 15.4 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: My Mash Total Grain Weight: 9.75 lb
Sparge Water: 4.53 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

My Mash Step Time Name Description Step Temp
40 min Step Add 13.21 qt of water at 166.2 F 155.0 F



Notes:


Add 1 pound of canned plums with juice per gallon of water at flameout let steep for 15 minutes before cooling. Remove as many plums as possible. NOTE: these are home canned plums.
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Hmmm.

I've made two fruit-added beers, because SWMBO likes them. Neither turned out as expected. The sweetness of the fruit gets fermented away, leaving only bitter and sour in its wake.

If you try it and it works, you must tell me your secret!

Adding fruit to secondary will preserve more flavor, dropping it in to primary will make almost all the taste go away but will give you a GREAT aroma. At least thats how it went with my two ginger pear beers so far.

-dylan.