I am wanting to ad pomogranite juice to a wheat ale without starting a referment. I am wanting the juice sugar and flavor ( not me but a friend) to stay in the beer. at my house I can keep it cold but when I give it out I dont want a referment to start. How can I stop the yeast from starting up again? It is california ale # wlp001 if that helps. I do not have ability to filter. Thanks to all.
Josh Pederson
The only thing you can really do is use sorbate to (hopefully) stop refermentation, keg it with the pomegranate juice and force carbonate it, then bottle it to give out. If you strictly bottle, you can’t bottle condition and keep it from fermenting the pomegranate juice.
Yes I keg with forced co2. sorry, should have mentioned that. about how much sorbate to use in 10 gal? thanks again
There are a few factors to consider, but generally follow the directions:
Your alcohol is probably below 10%, and pH above 3.5, so you want to be at the higher end. Sulfite is optional, but would probably help.
This is intended for cider, but I think it’d work the same in your case:
oops, just noticed the bit about kegging. the above link is just for bottling.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge y’all. 