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#158073 - 02/08/10 09:41 PM Fruit Addition
psuchunk03 Offline
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Ok, so after a week of fermenting, I added a can of oregon bing cherries (pureed) to my fermenting wheat beer. should i give it another two weeks from the time i added the fruit? i pitched a vial of whitelabs liquid yeast and had some pretty thick krausen, which is now starting to dissipate (it's been four days since i added the fruit). it's still very cloudy, but doesn't have any noticeable cider taste. i'm thinking the cloudiness is a condition of it being a wheat, and not a condition of fermentation still occurring. everything is conditional, for sure and i'm going to take some hydrometer reading thursday and friday to compare for any changes, but just wanted anyone's thoughts and see what others have experienced.
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Carbing:

Conditioning:
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Drinking:
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#7 Oktoberfest (First grain steep!)
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#158079 - 02/08/10 11:24 PM Re: Fruit Addition [Re: psuchunk03]
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I just did it and let it ferment about 7-10 days. It fermented completely out.
I don't think 14 days is necessary.
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#158088 - 02/09/10 06:47 AM Re: Fruit Addition [Re: Bitter_Bob]
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A week after you add the fruit is probably enough time, but trust the hydrometer.
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#158128 - 02/09/10 12:26 PM Re: Fruit Addition [Re: Jon_TWR]
psuchunk03 Offline
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i'm guessing fermentation is complete... the temp dropped from 68*, where i was holding it, to 65*. I haven't changed a thing with my temp control, it just dropped on its own... so, i'm guessing the exothermic fermentation is complete.
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from the mistakes of others." - Otto von Bismarck


Fermenting:

Carbing:

Conditioning:
#10 WoodChunk's Apple Cherry Cider

Drinking:
#9 Yuengling Clone v2.0
#8 'Blue Moon' (First all extract)
#7 Oktoberfest (First grain steep!)
#6 Ma-Ma-Ma-My Corona!


On Deck (...eventually):
Hefeweizen, Scottish Ale, Fat Tire clone

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#158199 - 02/09/10 07:07 PM Re: Fruit Addition [Re: psuchunk03]
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Adding fruit to your beer when primary fermentaion has finished is done to add flavor...so you've been approved for bottling.
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