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Question 8247

No	Category	Submit Date
8247	Beer Ingredient Kits (Homebrew Heaven)	3/18/2012

Question

can you ad cherries to your belguim ale kit to make a kriek style?

Response From Homebrew Heaven

Certainly.
Use fresh cherries (no preservatives!) and crush and remove pits from them before adding. Best way is to wait until active fermentation is going then THEN the cherry "mush/juice). A nylon straining bag is useful for containing the skins etc.
Another way of achieving the same thing is to use our fruit flavorings (see link below). These are simply added to your beer just prior to bottling.

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Fruit Flavorings for Wine, Beer, Mead etc -- Add to wine, beer or mead before bottling. Comes in 2-4 oz bottles, depending on flavor. Sufficient for 5 gallons, but always better to add to taste.

Nylon Straining Bag-Fine (Large) 20"x23" -- Useful for containing fruit while it is fermenting, allowing you to remove the pulp afterward.