Passion Fruti in a Saison

[b-boy]

I've been on vacation and I've been eating a lot of passion fruit. It's got an interesting flavor to it. It's a little bitter and a little sour but the flavor is very strong. It reminds me of kiwi, orange, melon, and lime all mixed together.

Has anyone used this stuff in a beer? I've been thinking a Saison would work well with this. Any input?

s/b fruit. Damn tablet.

 

[b-boy]

Hmm..looks like I'm blazing new trails. I am making my Saison next weekend. I'll split off a 3 gallon portion and secondary on top of a few passion fruits. I'll scoop them out and soak in vodka for a day or so, then dump it into the fermenter.

I will report back.

 

[Tippsy-Turvy]

Good taste!

I made a "passion fruit" wheat and American-style amber before and both were great successes with my friends and family. However, I used Nelson Sauvin hops for the wheat and Galaxy for the amber to get my "passionfruit" aromas. They work very well except I find the sauvin hops add too much of a grapefruit flavor aswell.

Please let us know how your experiment with real passion fruit turns out.

 

[badlee]

I lad I work with is doing the same thing as I type,only he is souring the wort with Lacto Brevis prior to Saison yeast and passionfruit

 

[amcclai7]

I had a passion fruit IIPA at Wicked Weed in Asheville that was phenomenal!!! I've done quite a few fruit beers and I would say that you should go for at least 1 pound of fruit per gallon, even with something as strong as passion fruit.

 

[b-boy]

OK - thanks. My Saison is 100% Amarillo, plus I add some bitter orange peel. I think the Passion Fruit will blend with that pretty nicely. I'm not really a fruit beer guy, but as soon as I tasted the passion fruit I thought 'I have to add this to a saison'.

 

[Barker]

OK - thanks. My Saison is 100% Amarillo, plus I add some bitter orange peel. I think the Passion Fruit will blend with that pretty nicely. I'm not really a fruit beer guy, but as soon as I tasted the passion fruit I thought 'I have to add this to a saison'.

Hey, any updates on how this turned out? I'm looking to do a passion fruit and rhubarb saison. Any tips for me? How much passion fruit did you use?

 

[505-Brewer]

Check out Jonathon Wakefield Brewing Florida weisse. Seems like thats right up his alley. Never had it but hear good things........

 

[b-boy]

I made the Saison, but never added the passion fruit. It's still on my bucket list.