I brewed a 10 gallon batch of a Saison this weekend and it is happily fermenting away in my basement in two separate carboys. The yeast is a blended strain that was given to me by a local brewpub and made a wonderfully spicy Saison.
I am going to let 5 gallons ferment plain but I was thinking about adding a fruit to the other carboy. I was thinking maybe apricots.
Any suggestions as to how much to add to the secondary or another suggestion of something to add?
Thanks
Apricots are nice but you will need a lot of them to gain any noticeable flavor. At least 10 pounds for a five gallon batch.
That is kind of what I have been reading/seeing. I was thinking of using the frozen, unsweetened, thawed apricots and blended with a little RO water added to the secondary.
Yeah - puree is the way to go.
The first time I used peaches I chopped them and pushed them through the neck of the carboy. I worked for HOURS getting them out after racking off!
I just brewed an apricot wheat. I racked it on 2 lbs pureed apricots with their stones in the carboy. It was already a bit tart with the addition of acid malt in the grain bill but the apricots brought up the tartness to the point that it now tastes like a really clean sour wheat with a hint of apricot. Really nice!
Good luck! Apricot saison sounds great! Post updates with tasting notes.