asceptic puree

[d lawrence]

trying to locate a midwest producer/supplier of asceptic fruit puree. anyone know of one?

[beertje46]

Oregon Fruit

Not in the Mid-west but the best IMHO. I've used their puree for years.

http://www.oregonfruit.com/?pg=ip

[d lawrence]

i agree they are the best but the shipping cost is a bit rough for me.

[scott isham]

I switched from puree to concetrated fruit juice because of the high cost of shipping and am much happier with the results. I get my juice from Juice products in Chicago. Number is 312-654-5000

[d lawrence]

more fruity stuff

thanks for the tip. i just talked to them. now... utilization must change and since i have olny brewed with puree i was wonderin' if you could let me in on the when, where, and how much side of using concentrate. thanks

[scott isham]

David - For 15 barrels of 13 degree plato beer, I use 7.5 gallons of juice that is injected inline from the fermenter to the serving tank from a corny keg. It makes for a very fruity beer which my customers love. It's pretty easy to figure out what you need to use. If you use an 1/2 ounce in a gallon, you'll use 7.5 ounces in a barrel, so I just used a growler with different concetrations till I found what the customers liked. I don't filter my beer so there is a slight refermentation in the serving tank, but it goes so quick I really don't have to worry about it. That may be something to think about if you are going to package it. That's about it. It's very nice not having to get rid of all that pulp every time, it really saves beer from going down the drain with the pulp.

[d lawrence]

excellent. thank you very much. this is a one-off for a festival promo so i won't be sittin' on it either. question: taste like fruit not extract? i'm not a fan of "fake flavor". also; ever put it in the fv after fermentation and let it sit there a few days to eliminate sediment in the tdt and still get the flavor out of it? again, i appreciate the help.

[scott isham]

The flavor is definately real fruit and not the cough syrupy extract that most fruit beers taste like. There will be no sediment in the juice. It looks cloudy at 65 degree brix but as it gets diluted in the beer it is very clear. For me, as soon as it's in the brite tank and carbed it's ready to go.