When to add fruit flavouring

[aceuass]

Im going to brew a cherry wheat and decided to use cherry flavouring
reason being 8 pounds of sour cherries is expensive.
so my original recipe was to steep the sour cherries for 10 mins at the end of boil,add to fermenter for 7 days, strain cherries when going into secondary,
now with cherry flavouring do I add at primary,secondary or kegging and will 4oz be enough for a cherry flavour and aroma
Cheers Paul

[aceuass]

It will have to go in the secondary now.
Cheers Paul

[steve_flack]

Generally speaking it's always best to add fruit after the primary fermentation is over as it best preserves the flavour and reduces the risk of pectin hazes.

From what I've heard, fruit flavourings aren't nearly a nice as proper fruit. I've used cherry juice concentrate which worked pretty well but that's not a cheap option either.

[Martin the fish]

I'd add it way after i'd finished the beer, preferably in a nice pie.

[steve_flack]

Sadly most of the ones you ever see do taste horrible and synthetic (Belle Vue for example). Good ones are impressively fruity and the acidity helps a lot.