Using Pot Met in Fruit Beer

[Brewnanza]

Has anyone used Potassium Metabisulphite to sanitize their fruit? I made a Wheat beer that is in the primary right now. The plan was to add Pot Met to the fruit and then combine in the secondary. However, I lost the instructions that were given to me. How much pot met do I use?

 

[butler1850]

Won't it kill the yeast?

 

[Walker]

It won't kill the yeast, provided you wait a day or so before putting the fruit in. Suphfites lose their killing power after a short time.

Personally... I'd just soak the fruit in vodka.

 

[the_bird]

Or, just pasteurize in a bit of hot water (not boiling, just around 160 or so) for ten minutes. That'll also help bust up the cellular structures so you extract more flavor (freezing, then pasterizing, works best).