Norsman
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Things didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped they would today. I racked my blonde to secondary and added a 600 g bag of raspberries to the beer. After hand feeding the berries one at a time into the narrow neck of the fermenter I thought there has to be a better way.
So I took my second 600 g bag and put it through the blender, then funnelled the liquid raspberries into a cheesecloth bag which was inside of the fermenter. I tied a knot in the open end of the bag and dropped it into the beer. So right now I have a combination of whole fruit and puree in a bag inside of my fermenter.
Now this whole ordeal wasn't exactly what I would call sanitary... I have my fingers crossed that an infection doesn't take hold. I know that the alcohol content and pH of the beer will usually discourage any nasties from growing, but the alcohol in this beer was fairly low (around 3.9 - 4.0%). Am I worrying over nothing?
So I took my second 600 g bag and put it through the blender, then funnelled the liquid raspberries into a cheesecloth bag which was inside of the fermenter. I tied a knot in the open end of the bag and dropped it into the beer. So right now I have a combination of whole fruit and puree in a bag inside of my fermenter.
Now this whole ordeal wasn't exactly what I would call sanitary... I have my fingers crossed that an infection doesn't take hold. I know that the alcohol content and pH of the beer will usually discourage any nasties from growing, but the alcohol in this beer was fairly low (around 3.9 - 4.0%). Am I worrying over nothing?