fruit flavoured cider

[Sparkly]

If I wanted to brew some fruit flavoured cider (e.g raspberry) do I just add crushed fruit to the fermentation barrel? How much if I was making 30 pints of cider?

I was thinking about rasberry, strawberry or rhubarb?

[PurpleHeather]

I have not tried it but would suggest that as the end result of fermented fruits does not taste like the fruit it's self, that the flavour should be added later.

I do make cordials from fruit using vodka and that tastes of the fruit.  It is just fruit sugar and vodka mixed together for a few days then remove the fruit. filter out bits and bottle. (the fruit makes great triffles)

My suggestion would be to add a cordial to the cider at the time of bottling to get the flavour right. Or as I do with the strawberry add a measure to sparkling wine as it is served.