Color Contribution Of Prunes

[BRGriffith]

Hey everybody,

I'm thinking of racking an Amber (maybe 10-12 SRM) onto some fruit in secondary, and I kind of want the color to stay relatively the same. I'm really more aiming for the flavors the prunes would provide.

The plan is to use:
6 Oz. Dried Plums
4.5 Oz. Raisins
6 Oz. Dried Apricots

Given the dark skins I presume they would have some purple to give, but I don't know how much. Has anyone had any experience using prunes that could comment on how they would affect color?

Cheers!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I don't know the answer to your question, but if you take a small proportionate amount and macerate the fruit in water maybe with a small splash of vodka to mimic the alcohol in the beer you'll get a good idea. I would guess it might deepen the amber a bit, but won't turn it some weird color.