Northern brewer kreik

[dharward]

I made a kreik based on the nb recipe. It was made about three months ago and it’s still souring.

My question is about the amount of cherry flavor. I tasted it and it’s about a 4.2 ph but I don’t get hardly any cherry in it and i used two of the big cans of cherry purée. Should I add more to it? Or will it pick up more cherry flavor over time? I assumed sine it was all purée it would already have some cherry flavor.

Or should I just give the fermenterva good shake to stir it up some?

 

[radwizard]

Just leave it be. Taste it in another 6 to 9 months and add more Cherry if you would like.
Did you add the Puree before primary?

 

[dharward]

Just leave it be. Taste it in another 6 to 9 months and add more Cherry if you would like.
Did you add the Puree before primary?

No I added the puree to the swcondary. It was in primary for 4 weeks and it's been in secondary for 3+ months.

 

[secondbase]

Fruit flavor will diminish over time, not increase. I typically add fruit just before packaging for the best fruit character. My advice is to leave it alone until it reaches the complexity you're looking for, then if you feel it needs more cherry character add more puree. I actually had excellent results using a tart cherry concentrate I got at my local grocery store in a kriek. My best to date! FruitFast is the brand and I found it in the refrigerated section with all the smoothies and juices.