Quick Melomel (Fruit in Secondary) Question

[krizo96]

So I wanted to make my first Melomel and after the fermentation slowed down drastically (basically stopped) and the ABV was around 13% I decided to rack it over some cherries in secondary.
Now as far as I understood it, if you want to add fruit to a Melomel in secondary you don't want it to start rapidly fermenting again - but mine did just that after a couple of days.
So what I wanted ask is what am I looking for when adding the fruit in secondary? And also, how often did this happen to you when you added fruit in secondary?

 

[Maylar]

That's perfectly normal. Fruit contains sugar, and adding sugar will restart fermentation. But it's usually a lot less active than the primary was and won't last as long.

 

[krizo96]

I was expecting some activity, but it almost seems like it's fermenting more than in the primary.
So, as I figured, what I'm aiming for when adding fruit in secondary is much gentler fermentation. Lesson learned. Hopefully next time I'll be able to achieve that.

 

[Maylar]

It'll be fine.

 

[krizo96]

I was never scared of it being ruined, it's just gonna come out... Differently than planned.

 

[jbrady10]

How long did you leave it in secondary? I'm about to rack my first batch and add fruit and spices.