I am new to brewing but I have been reading this forum for DAYS now. I have been brewing ingredient extract/steeping kits and I have my 2nd batch in my fermentation bucket. I have a cream ale (Northern Brewing kit), IPA (Northern Brewing kit), and a red ale (Brewers Best kit) all in the mail or in my pantry. The Northern Brewing kits are coming with liquid yeast.
After all the reading I want to rack my beer into a secondary with some fruit to add some flavor. I would imagine the cream ale would be the ideal choice to rack in a secondary with some fruit.
I have a few questions about this process.
Is racking into a plastic bucket as a secondary ok?
When would you rack it? During or after fermentation?
How do you sanitize the fruit?
Do you put it into a porous bag like a steeping bag/sock? If so how do you sanitize that?
What kind of fruit would you suggest I put in a cream ale? I was thinking peaches, oranges, or strawberries.
Thanks for reading! Thanks for your help!
After all the reading I want to rack my beer into a secondary with some fruit to add some flavor. I would imagine the cream ale would be the ideal choice to rack in a secondary with some fruit.
I have a few questions about this process.
Is racking into a plastic bucket as a secondary ok?
When would you rack it? During or after fermentation?
How do you sanitize the fruit?
Do you put it into a porous bag like a steeping bag/sock? If so how do you sanitize that?
What kind of fruit would you suggest I put in a cream ale? I was thinking peaches, oranges, or strawberries.
Thanks for reading! Thanks for your help!