Fruits In Beers

[ozpowell]

Note for those in SEQ, they also have an outlet in Ormeau (see Contact Us link on their site).

Anyone actually dealt with them before? They appear to be geared toward wholesale, I wonder if they deal with the general public? I've been meaning to give them a call and try to buy 4Kg of their sour cherries....

Cheers,
Michael.

FYI - finally got around to contacting them yesterday for my upcoming Belgian Sour Cherry Ale. Here's an email with some info about how to source the frozen fruit from their factory in Ormeau:

From: "Sales - Frozberries" <[email protected]>
To: Michael Powell
Subject: RE: FrozBerries Website Enquiries
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 07:37:21 +1000

Hi Michael

You can purchase from our factory shop Monday to Friday 7.30 - 4.30. Just let me know when you're coming & I'll have it packed & waiting

Regards


Brian Saharin
Frozberries Queensland
TEL : 07 5549 3085
FAX : 07 5549 3409

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Powell
Sent: Wednesday, 30 April 2008 4:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: FrozBerries Website Enquiries

Hi,

I live on the Gold Coast and am looking to purchase 4kg of frozen sour cherries.

When I buy them, is it possible for me to drive up to your factory in Ormeau to collect them? Also, can I purchase them directly from your staff in Ormeau or do I need to order via the internet?

Thanks,

---
Michael Powell

 

[ozpowell]

Paid Frozberries a visit this morning and picked up 5kg of frozen pitted sour cherries - $32.50 (they don't sell unpitted cherries, unfortunately). According to the proprietor, they source their sour cherries from europe, so I'm hoping they'll go well in my Belgian sour cherry ale.

Cheers,
Michael.

 

[soupbones]

Hi ALL.
Had this recipe lying around for a while now, but I have not made it yet. Seems to go against many of the things people say when making a fruit beer.

Passion Lager ( makes 23l batch)
Any light Lager kit ( Coopers or Morgans are good )
40g of Nelson Sauvin hops
Can of Morgans lager malt
Carapils grain- steeped
CAn of pasion fruit pulp
safLager yeast

. steep carapils grain at 70c for about half an hour
.then strain, and add liquid from stain and malt to your boil pot and bring to the boil
.when boiling add 10g of the Nelson Sauvin hops, for 20 mins then another 10g for 30 minutes
.at flame out add kit of lager and the remaining hops
.Cool wort and add to fermenter. Fill with cold water and pitch yeast at 24c
.when fermentation is almost complete ( bubbling has slowed right down ) boil a can of passion fruit pulp. At falmeout add 5g of Nelson Sauvin hops and add to fermenter through a strainer bag or seive.
. prime and bottle


I have been meaning to have a go at this one for a while now, but after reading this thread I think I would rack it to a secondary and add the fruit to the fermenter there. Not so sure about all the hops in this recipe either, as I would have through a fruit beer would have to be low on the hops otherwise you will kill out the taste.
Also using a blond or a mexican cerveza I think would be a better idea for a base rather then using a lager kit.

any thoughts people???

 

[Damien13]

FYI - finally got around to contacting them yesterday for my upcoming Belgian Sour Cherry Ale. Here's an email with some info about how to source the frozen fruit from their factory in Ormeau:

Hiya,
how were the sour cherries? I am hoping to source some for a kriek.

Are they really sour? How did they go in your beer etc etc.

Cheers,

Damien