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The use of fruit as an adjunct.

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How to use Tart Cherries

Lately I've been trying fantastic beers brewed with tart cherries. Where is the best place to source this product? Do I buy as whole fruit, frozen fruit, puree? When and how should I add this product, and what affect will different approaches have…
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Fruit puree suspended in beer

I brewed a saison which I racked onto secondary together with apricot puree. One week down the line I did a measurement and noticed the fruit puree is suspended in the beer. I think I'll wait for another week to dry hop and then another one before…
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Sunflower oil on dried cherries

I'm making some sort of low alcohol kriek type beer, and just picked up a few pounds of dried cherries from Cosco. When I got home I noticed the last ingredient on the cherries is sunflower oil. I'm pretty sure I know the answer is "no." But is it…
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Adding peaches during the boil or during secondary?

I'm thinking about doing a Peach IPA, recipe isn't set in stone yet. I definitely want to taste the peaches, but I don't want it to taste like someone spilled beer in an a peach juice bottle. I'm doing a one gallon batch. I'm trying to decide…
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Accidentally made blueberry wine - but is it safe?

I bought some bottled blueberries, and after eating most of them left the remainder in their liquid (a light syrup). After several months in the cupboard it's fizzy, alcoholic, and quite pleasant tasting... but is it safe to drink?
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How would one add authentic coconut flavor to a fermented beer?

I have about 5 gallons of regular nut brown ale (in the fermenter now) that I plan to bring to a festival. Since it is going to be served at a festival and folks will only be drinking 2 ounces at a time (and probably have decimated palates), I…
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Prickly Pear Beer Experiment

I have 1.5lbs of prickly pears and want to make a 2gal all grain batch from them. My question is how should I add the prickly pears? Should I smash them and only add the juice? or maybe Cut off the skin and add them in secondary?
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amber ale/cherry

I am going to make a dry amber ale beer that is low in alcohol, but am thinking about adding a hint of cherry flavor to it. I am unsure if I should use a cherry extract or real cherries. If I use real cherries should I use sweet cherries or tart?…
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Stir fruit in cherry wheat?

My first fruit beer... I have just racked a wheat beer base onto a secondary of food blended frozen cherries. Am I ok to give this a bit of a stir now and again? Im aware introducing too much oxygen is bad, but I just can't see how the cherry paste…
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What is the best type of ale/lager that you can add fruit to?

I am planning to make a fruit batch for my wife and I have read on when to add the fruit and how, but is there a recipe that you should stay away from? This my be subjective to a point, but I don't think a Bock would be a good starting point. What…
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Making non-alcoholic sparkling cider

We are looking for the amount of potassium sorbate required for the shelf life of sparkling apple cider. We have a local brewery carbinating it for us. We are filtering it with a maple syrup plate press.... We are looking to bottle thursday.
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