Weighing fruit

[brewbie]

This is probably a very silly question but when weighing fruit does it make a difference if it is frozen (I.e weigh more)

[goldseal]

I THINK the difference should be negligible. I think .....

[lockwood1956]

It wont matter, the difference (as Pete says) is negligible

[ms67]

the weight of the fruit wont change, tho the density may as its mostly water and water expands when it freezes.

the freezer ice that accumulates around whatever frozen fruit is contained within will add to its weight tho, as well as the container. Altogether these things will very little difference, but if you are a stickler for detailed records then you'll want to tip your fruit out of the container/wrapping before weighing it.

[spritzer]

To be honest, I weigh the fruit BEFORE I freeze it.
Then I write, how much in weight, is in the bag.
I cant be doing with the faff of weighing frozen fruit when I want to get a wine started

[flower]

i weighed my damsons in 2lb bags and they weigh the same when frozen so it dont make any difference

[brewbie]

Thanks everyone, think next time i will use my noddle and weigh the fruit before i freeze it lol

[ms67]

and then write the weights on your fruit - i have to get a marker for this as the thin lines made by a ball-point soon got obscured by the ice.

oh and i like that expression
"there's no such thing as a silly question, only silly answers"

[David]

I've always frozen every fruit in 3 lb blocks (before stoning for plums, etc.) as then I can use in multiples of 8 ozs/gall when I use to make 6 gall batches.

The exception being elderberries, which I have frozen in 'flatish' 2lb slabs so they can be easily cut into even smaller amounts/gall.