adding fresh fruit

[cris0728]

Making ciders and adding fresh fruit. I have made few batches and some recipes said to add the fruit right away and some said to wait 2 weeks and then add when you rack and go another 3 weeks. Question: when is the best time and why? Also should I always do a Campden tablet and let it sit for 24 hours? is there a difference between adding the fruit pureed or just adding chunks? thanks for any advice you can give. getting ready to do an apple kiwi cider.

 

[Longbear]

I would think that purée could be a mess, depending on what fruit it is, but It also would probably impart more flavor than chunks of fruit would. I have read about people using nylon Bags to hold the fruit in to make cleanup easier.