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! Fruit !! Juice !! Concentrate !! Purée !! Dried !! Whole !! Contact Time* !! Notes
 
! Fruit !! Juice !! Concentrate !! Purée !! Dried !! Whole !! Contact Time* !! Notes
 
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| Tart Cherry || || || || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks || Leave pits in if possible.
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| Tart Cherry || || || 0.5 lb/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks || Leave pits in if possible.
 
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| Raspberry || || || || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
| Raspberry || || || || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
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| Nectarine || || || || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
| Nectarine || || || || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
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| Strawberry || || || || || 2-3 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
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| Strawberry || || || 0.5-1 lbs/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || 2-3 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
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| blueberry || || || || || 2-3 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
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| Blueberry || || || || || 2-3 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||
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| Elderberry || || || 0.5 lbs/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1167993543228858/ Conversation on MTF about adding fruit to sour beer.  10/23/2015.]</ref> || || || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
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| Plum || || || || || 2-3 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
| Plum || || || || || 2-3 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
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| Peach || || || || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
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| Peach || || || 0.5 lb/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || 1-2 lbs/gal || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
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| Rhubarb || || || 0.5 lb/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || || 6-8 weeks ||  
 
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| Passion Fruit || || || || || 1-1.5 lbs/gal <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1167488763279336/?comment_id=1167496586611887&offset=0&total_comments=5&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D Conversation with Manny Jannes and Kristopher Johnson (Green Bench brewer) on passion fruit additions on MTF.  10/22/2015.]</ref> || 6-8 weeks || When using whole fruit, use pulp only.
 
| Passion Fruit || || || || || 1-1.5 lbs/gal <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1167488763279336/?comment_id=1167496586611887&offset=0&total_comments=5&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D Conversation with Manny Jannes and Kristopher Johnson (Green Bench brewer) on passion fruit additions on MTF.  10/22/2015.]</ref> || 6-8 weeks || When using whole fruit, use pulp only.
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| Autumn Olive (Autumn Fruit) || || || 1-1.5 lbs/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || 2 lbs/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || 6-8 weeks || found in eastern US
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| Pomegranate || 8 fl oz/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || || || || 6-8 weeks ||
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| Pineapple || || || || || 1 pineapple/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || 6-8 weeks || Chopped; leave skin out
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| Cantaloupe || || || 0.5 lb/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || || 6-8 weeks ||
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| Prickly Pear || || || 0.5 lb/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || || 6-8 weeks ||
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| Apple || || || 0.5 lb/gal <ref name="MTF_Thread"></ref> || || || 6-8 weeks ||
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:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Contact time is for mixed fermentations with [[Brettanomyces]].  Kettle sours or beers that do not contain live ''Brett'' can have a much shorter fruit contact time (generally 1-2 weeks).
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:<nowiki>*</nowiki> Contact time is for mixed fermentations with [[Brettanomyces]].  Kettle sours or beers that do not contain live ''Brett'' can have a much shorter fruit contact time (generally 1-2 weeks).  All contact times are assumed to be applied in secondary, and at the end of aging.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:00, 23 October 2015

The acidity and fruity characteristics in many mixed-fermentation beers make them good candidates for fruit additions. It is not recommended to put fruit into a beer to cover up some major flaw or off character. Fruit can complement a good beer but it will likely not fix problems. Quality fruit is expensive and you'll want to start from a good base if you are going to invest the time and money in good fruit for a beer.

2nd steepings - ref Jester King, Upright, Rare Barrel...

Fruit varieties

  • Cherries
  • Raspberries
  • Plums - Tilquin keeps ages lambic on plums for 4 months for their Quetsche Tilquin Facebook Post 22-Sept-15
  • Apricots
  • Peaches
  • Grapes -
  • Rhubarb - I know, it's not a fruit. Too bad. We're going to give you some suggestions here anyway.

Aging Vessels

In wood or steel (or glass or plastic)?

Forms of Fruit

(in progress)

Fruit is available to the brewer in multiple different forms.

  • Whole or sliced fresh -
  • Whole or sliced frozen - Freezing fruit has a few main potential benefits. First, freezing fruit helps to break down cell walls, which may make the fruit easier to access for yeast and bacteria in the beer. Freezing fruit can also knock back the microbes present on the fruit. Note however that freezing does not kill all the microbes on the fruit. Finally, freezing fruit allows the brewer (especially the homebrewer) to take advantage of local and seasonal fruits when they may not have a use ready for those fruits in season. IQF - Individually quick frozen ref Jester King
  • Pureed fresh
  • Aseptic puree
  • Concentrates and extracts

Usage suggestions for different fruits

(in progress)

Fruit Juice Concentrate Purée Dried Whole Contact Time* Notes
Tart Cherry 0.5 lb/gal [1] 1-2 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks Leave pits in if possible.
Raspberry 1-2 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Apricot 1-2 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Nectarine 1-2 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Strawberry 0.5-1 lbs/gal [1] 2-3 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Blueberry 2-3 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Elderberry 0.5 lbs/gal [1] 6-8 weeks
Plum 2-3 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Peach 0.5 lb/gal [1] 1-2 lbs/gal 6-8 weeks
Rhubarb 0.5 lb/gal [1] 6-8 weeks
Pear
Guava
Grape
Zante Currant 0.2-0.4 lbs/gal 4-8 months [2]
Passion Fruit 1-1.5 lbs/gal [3] 6-8 weeks When using whole fruit, use pulp only.
Autumn Olive (Autumn Fruit) 1-1.5 lbs/gal [1] 2 lbs/gal [1] 6-8 weeks found in eastern US
Pomegranate 8 fl oz/gal [1] 6-8 weeks
Pineapple 1 pineapple/gal [1] 6-8 weeks Chopped; leave skin out
Cantaloupe 0.5 lb/gal [1] 6-8 weeks
Prickly Pear 0.5 lb/gal [1] 6-8 weeks
Apple 0.5 lb/gal [1] 6-8 weeks
* Contact time is for mixed fermentations with Brettanomyces. Kettle sours or beers that do not contain live Brett can have a much shorter fruit contact time (generally 1-2 weeks). All contact times are assumed to be applied in secondary, and at the end of aging.

See Also

Additional Articles on MTF Wiki

External Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Conversation on MTF about adding fruit to sour beer. 10/23/2015.
  2. ↑ Russian River Consecration Description. Retrieved 10/21/2015.
  3. ↑ Conversation with Manny Jannes and Kristopher Johnson (Green Bench brewer) on passion fruit additions on MTF. 10/22/2015.
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