Fruit beers and sanitation

[Cheers]

I am trying my hand at a fruit beer. I cooked it last night and from what I have been told, I should put the fruit in at the secondary. My question is, how should I clean the fruit? I assume that the inside of the fruit would be considered sanitary, but how should I go about cleaning the fruit so as not to introduce any infections?

[Team Beer]

I have used a commercial fruit cleaner called "Fit" seems to take a lot of the dirt and film off with a simple soak. If its not available in your area I hear liquid dish soap will work well also, but I have never tried it. If you happen to be using berry type fruit ( Cherries, Raspberries etc. ) I have found it easier to deal with it by creating a juice. By using a hop bag or cheese cloth squeeze the juice out of the berries into a pot then ( this part is a little controversial for some ) pasteurize. Allow to cool with a lid on it and add it to the beer.