baptistbrewer
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I am trying to make a tangerine wheat beer. I have the wheat beer in the primary for already 2 weeks. I know it's about time to add some sort of fruit. The problem is last year I attempted to make a strawberry blonde, and when I added the fruit, fermentation started once again and I lost all the sweetness of the berries and was left with tart/alcoholness. It wasn't bad, but not good either. I assume that the yeast fermented the sugars in the strawberries. I do not want that to happen again with this beer.
So here is where I need help. How do I add the tangerines to the beer. I have potassium sorbate to stop fermentation (I force carbonate). If so should I secondary it, and for how many days with the tangerines. Or would it be better to allow the yeast to eat the tangerines (still how many days). Anyone with advice, I am really lost.
Side note, any advice on #of tangerines, I plan to boil water, zest and add tangerines to the hot water (pectin haze is ok) then add the liquid (once cooled) to the beer.
Any Help is great!!!
So here is where I need help. How do I add the tangerines to the beer. I have potassium sorbate to stop fermentation (I force carbonate). If so should I secondary it, and for how many days with the tangerines. Or would it be better to allow the yeast to eat the tangerines (still how many days). Anyone with advice, I am really lost.
Side note, any advice on #of tangerines, I plan to boil water, zest and add tangerines to the hot water (pectin haze is ok) then add the liquid (once cooled) to the beer.
Any Help is great!!!