Secondary Fruit , let it ferment or not?

[grendelrt]

I am making a Peach Pale Ale and was wondering if I should allow the frozen peaches I am going to rack on top of in the secondary ferment or not?

I am guessing if I do not allow it to ferment I would have more peach flavor, but worry it might be overpowering.

Thanks =)

 

[TwistedGray]

Kegging or bottling?

 

[grendelrt]

Kegging or bottling?

Kegging =)

 

[TwistedGray]

Just toss in keg, and yes you will get more of a peach flavor. If you secondary try a 1:1 ratio of pounds of fruit to gallons of beer.

 

[grendelrt]

I wanted to know if I should let the peaches ferment or not =)

 

[TwistedGray]

I wanted to know if I should let the peaches ferment or not =)

Exactly, and if you ferment go for a 1:1 to maintain some peach aroma and flavor. It will be mild compared to tossing it at kegging.

 

[grendelrt]

Gotcha, I guess I will let it ferment in the secondary, I want a good peach flavor, but I dont want it to taste like peach juice.

 

[TwistedGray]

Gotcha, I guess I will let it ferment in the secondary, I want a good peach flavor, but I dont want it to taste like peach juice.

You can ferment in secondary and adjust in kegging

 

[sborz22]

If you are considering throwing juice in after the beer has been conditioned and chilled then you might as well just put some juice in a glass before drinking like a shandy. This way you can get the ratio right as to how much fruit juice you like and then add that proper ratio to the full keg.

Otherwise, the secondary will allow the fruit flavors to shine through more so than if you throw the fruit in the primary due to the aromas being drawn off due to CO2 actively leaving your fermenter during primary fermentation.

 

[grendelrt]

Good suggestions guys! I will ferment in a secondary, then adjust if necessary later =)

 

[day_trippr]

If the fermentation has reach terminal gravity there's no reason not to just throw the peaches in the fermentor and avoid the oxygen exposure from racking an extra time. The only scrubbing will be from the peach sugars fermenting, but that's going to happen regardless of the vessel used...

Cheers!