Mr. Boston’s Strawberry Bath

Friday, September 7, 2018

The plan is to try making this plain ol’ pilsner recipe a little more interesting. I’m going to split off some of the beer into secondary fermenter with added strawberries. I bought a five pound bag of frozen jumbo strawberries at the grocery store.

To keep from introducing bacteria or stray yeast into your brew, a common practice is to soak additives in vodka. As with everything else, online opinions vary on the frozen strawberries, whether or not they need to be sanitized.

I decided to play it safe and soaked them overnight in vodka in the refrigerator. I bought a handle of the cheapest vodka I could find – Mr. Boston’s Riva Vodka – for $11.