Has anyone tried sulfiting fruit additions in beer?

[progmac]

I've noticed a lot of people talk about this, but it seems to be in more theoretical terms. Who has used sulfites to treat fruit and what were the results?

I've got six pounds of tart cherries and I'm debating between using sulfites or just doing nothing and hoping that the alcohol and low Ph stave off bugs.

Thanks!

 

[progmac]

Well, I took a chance and added a low level of sulfites to the fruit. It worked out to half of one campden tablet for 6 lbs of cherries, which had a volume of about 1/2 gallon, maybe a bit more. I'll add the fruit to my fermenter tomorrow. I'll report back eventually after the beer is done.