I have been brewing a Thanksgiving/Christmas Winter warmer for the past... 6/7 years about every other year or so. I have been First Wort Berrying the cranberries whole and letting them burst as the boil goes. I don't care about the clarity, pectin, etc of the beer, etc. Get a nice mellow tartness and not an annoying flavor in the beer but wondering if anyone else has done this and how you have. I usually just buy a bag from the store but wondering if adding juice or pureeing the berries, adding at the end of the boil or anything might be a better alternative.
I know secondary is always an option and taste from there but wondering what others have done and what your perception has been. Maybe I will just keep doing it the way I have been... I think I am 3 or 4 versions in... I had a mishap with the beer this year... brewed with a buddy and oversparged not paying attention, but there is enough time to fix and redo it before Christmas if the sampling isn't to my liking.