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I sat the purée in the fridge for almost 48 hours to help separate the pulp and juice (unnecessary if you ask me). Then boiled it, cooled it, then added it to the fermenter 48 hours after initial fermentation. It smells and looks good. My SG readings are pretty spot on so far too. I kind of...

I did some digging on here and read a few consensus ideas to bring the juice up to 160 for 10 minutes. Cool it and then add it to the batch. I'm going to take a chance and do it this way tonight. My only issue now is I'm worried about the head apace in my fermenter (poor planning on my part)...

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I am currently fermenting 5 gallons of a Hefeweizen with the intention of adding watermelon I have puréed after initial fermentation. I juiced it yesterday and have it in the fridge so it can separate and I can pull as much pulp out as possible before dumping it in. What about the actual juice...

I've been brewing with a few different friends for a year or so, but just started solo brewing at home the last couple months. 3 batches (partial grain and extract) in and I'm finding I have more questions than good ole John Palmer's book can answer right now. Thanks in advance for any help you...