Peaches anyone?

[rbowers]

Any ideas for a good style to brew with peaches.  Just brainstorming a bit here to try and get some ideas going down the line.  Was down at LHBS  and someone mentioned an APA  which caught my attention.  A light Belgian blonde was another idea.  I'm not sure how an IPA recipe would match up with the fruit. I don't know of many commercial examples.

[majorvices]

Everything I have read and heard says they are very difficult to brew with and that the flavor is hard to maintain through the finished beer. Supposedly apricots are the better choice.

[brewmasternpb]

There was a fairly recent Zymurgy that had a cover article all about fruit brewing and had some great recipes.  I would go for a hoppy peach Saison, myself.

[rjharper]

I just bottled a mango peach saison.  2lbs each of mango and peach pureed into secondary.  I can taste the mango, but the peach is subtle if detectable at all.  That said, the beer is awesome.

[kraftwerk]

I just bottled a mango peach saison.  2lbs each of mango and peach pureed into secondary.  I can taste the mango, but the peach is subtle if detectable at all.  That said, the beer is awesome.

I'm planning a hoppy apricot wheat. How many pounds of apricot puree would you recommend for a 5.5 gal batch? I want the flavor to be apparent but complementing the hop bitterness and aroma (think Dogfish Head Aprihop without the IPA part.) Thoughts?

[andrew000141]

I believe there was a recent "recipe of the week" that was a peach beer, might wanna check that one out