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Before adding the fresh apricots to the secondary ferment, pasteurize them to avoid contaminating the brew. according to American Homebrewers Association (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/how-to-add-fruit-to-beer/):

"First, mash or pulse-blend the fruit to release the juices and create more surface area for the beer to be in contact with the fruit. Now you have three options for pasteurization. First, is a low-heat pasteurization method that you can do in a double boiler or carefully directly on heat. Hold the mashed fruit at around 150-170°F for about 15 minutes, and that should rid the fruit of most of the unwanted bacteria. Second, simply freezing the mashed fruit before adding it to the fermenter. It is said that freezing and thawing fruit a few times helps release more flavors by breaking down cell walls, which means a fruitier brew!"