re: Homebrewing: making a strawberry ale

I used blackberries in my wheat ale. 5-6 lbs. I squirted a little star san on them and froze them. Then i had to put 5-6 lbs. of blackberries in a carboy. Huge pain in the arse, but it came out great. (secondaried on top of the blackberries).I think next time i will either cook them for about 10 minutes in some water or do the same with starsan that i did before. However, this time i will cut them in half or quarter the blackberries.