Natural Extract in the bottle/Shelf life

Northern Brewer General
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I am considering purchasing a few bottles of different natural fruit extracts from NB so I can have a variety of flavors. I am not always a fruit beer fan, but my wife and female friend are. I recently purchased strawberry natural extract and found that putting 2ml in a pint glass and pour a wheat beer on top is working nicely. However it means bringing the extract and a syringe when I take beer to friends places.

What I am considering doing is filling the bottles, putting 2ml on top and capping. Will the flavor dispense through the bottle if placed on top? I was thinking to avoid putting it in first to avoid mixing flavors when filling, however it would probably not be to bad to give the spring filling rod a quick rinse.

Since I wouldn’t be using the entire bottle of extract at one time, does anyone have any idea what the shelf life on this stuff is?

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Not sure about the shelf life. You might be successful contacting the manufacturer about that.

As far as when to add it… I would add it to the bottle and then fill. The bottling wand pushes beer out and you aren’t adding enough to set into the wand. A quick rinse would surely take care of this. This will also ensure that the two mix.

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Not sure on the shelf life. I would think they would be fine for 6 month or longer, being that there is no sugar in them. I think they would be like vanilla extract.

You can add it after filling the bottles. A little shake after capping will disperse it fine.