Anyone use Oregon Purees before?

Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:30 am

I just dumped a can of Oregon Cherry Puree into a 5 gallon batch of stout. (in the secondary)

How long do I need to leave the beer in the secondary? Do I need to use some finings (isinglass/polyclar) to drop the puree before bottling?
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Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:37 pm

I've used them before. Basicaly just leave it in there until it ferments out again and then bottle. I have never had clearing issues with it. Then again I don't worry a whole lot about crystal clear beers.

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Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:05 am

I've used them a few times. They do tend to get kinda muddy. My personal preference is to add it in primary after fermentation has virtually stopped. I let it do its magic (about 1-2 weeks) and then rack to secondary to clear.

This is one of the rare instances that I'd rack to secondary. But as I'm lazy, I sometimes just keg the damn thing out of primary and let it clear in the keg. The first few pints will be like melted sorbet, but eventually it'll clear. If you happen to move the keg around, you'll find that you get more of the sorbet for a few more pints.
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Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:21 pm

i rack to secondary and add it. fermentation will kick up a little as your yeast much on the new load of sugar, about 10 days, then chill to clear. works great and is easier than handling fresh fruit.
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Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:03 am

Sounds right to me. Takes about a week or two. Finings shouldn't be needed, especially in a stout.
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