I thought you were supposed to wait until fermentation was complete before racking to a secondary and adding the fruit? I had heard that if you add fruit before fermentation is done it will greatly diminish the fruit taste during the fermentation process? Could be wrong but I am waiting until my red is at my target gravity before racking it on top of about 3lbs of raspberries...
How much fruit?
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I thought you were supposed to wait until fermentation was complete before racking to a secondary and adding the fruit? I had heard that if you add fruit before fermentation is done it will greatly diminish the fruit taste during the fermentation process? Could be wrong but I am waiting until my red is at my target gravity before racking it on top of about 3lbs of raspberries...
lombo34
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I just brewed a 5gal batch of wheat last Friday and it's in primary right now w/ 3# of mixed berries. I did this in primary b/c the last time we did a strawberry that's what we did and it came out awesome, not overpowering at all. Had to change the airlock TWICE, then just added a blow-off hose instead. Fermentation is going MENTAL!!
Kingmatt
You may be correct. My SG had stayed at 1.021 for a few days and I was not sure if it was too cold or if my batch was done. I made this receipe up so I was not sure what the FG should be. I added 4 lbs of mixed barries, so a little diminished taste might not be a bad thing. I tasted it the other day and the fruit flavor was very strong.
This is my first run at fruit, so I will let you know if it ends up being too weak due to time in the primary.
You may be correct. My SG had stayed at 1.021 for a few days and I was not sure if it was too cold or if my batch was done. I made this receipe up so I was not sure what the FG should be. I added 4 lbs of mixed barries, so a little diminished taste might not be a bad thing. I tasted it the other day and the fruit flavor was very strong.
This is my first run at fruit, so I will let you know if it ends up being too weak due to time in the primary.
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BogusOwnz
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yikes... super tart is def. not what im looking for either. I tasted my gravity sample when I added the fruit, and it was def. tart, but I always allow myself some fault in premature beer, because it always mellows. I am going for just a hint of raspberry flavor, I want it to be beer still!
The 3lbs I added also contributed about a half gallon. I probably added a little too much water during pasturization, but thats fine - more beer in the long run!
I would be happy to trade bottles, bogus! I am planning to bottle in a little more than two weeks, and then condition for a good 3. I will certainly PM you when its ready!
Hey man hows the raspberry wheat coming along? Mine has been bottled for almost 3 weeks now, I popped one open last week but I think it needs a little longer in the bottles to let the tart calm down.
NuclearRich
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Hey! I just cracked one open this weekend, fully carbed, but could probably use a week for a little maturation... either that or I have room for improvement in my all grain technique (very likely!)
It had a very strong nose and a very up-front raspberry flavor, but finished with a distinct wheat beer flavor. I'll have to do a little review of it (trying to be unbiased)... maybe sometime next week. Let me know how yours ends up.
It had a very strong nose and a very up-front raspberry flavor, but finished with a distinct wheat beer flavor. I'll have to do a little review of it (trying to be unbiased)... maybe sometime next week. Let me know how yours ends up.
