raisins? anyone try?

[darbbrewingco]

Looking to do plum raisin saison....?

or strawberry mint saison....?

do you think raisins would work?

 

[Poobah58]

I use currants in my XMAS Belgian Dubbel. Add fermentables and a tad of body from what I understand.

 

[darbbrewingco]

I wouldn't add raisins in the boil?
Just in the fermenter?

 

[william_shakes_beer]

I have a raison D'Etre clone that uses a small amount of rasins. Pureed in a blender with a little wort, then plop into the boil.

 

[dkevinb]

I would recommend NOT chopping raisins up before putting them in the fermenter. I did that once with a cider. They clogged the auto-siphon, tubing, bottling wand, etc. They were a pain to clean out of there. If you decide to do that, at least put a hop sock over your siphon.

 

[william_shakes_beer]

I would recommend NOT chopping raisins up before putting them in the fermenter. I did that once with a cider. They clogged the auto-siphon, tubing, bottling wand, etc. They were a pain to clean out of there. If you decide to do that, at least put a hop sock over your siphon.

You may be right. I always strain my wort from the kettle to the fermenter so the raisins would be removed at that point. I'm remembering an episode of one of those survival shows that used raisins to desalinate water for drinking. Soak them in salt water,the water goes through the membrane and leaves the salt behind. Not sure how the raisin flavor gets out through the membrane of an unshredded fruit.

 

[Paps]

Some will use raisins as a cheap yeast nutrient for ciders.
It works but imho doesn't kreally leave much of a `raisiny` taste at all.

 

[darbbrewingco]

hmm, all good things.
I was wondering on how the flavor would go through the beer as well.

 

[Gunfighter04]

Won't get much flavor, they're mostly Sugar. I use them in my fruit wines after about a week in the primary when fermentation is on the downswing.