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.
