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Hi Everyone..
I'm adding 1lb of raw honey to a 5g ale. I'm not getting the honey until tonight and it seems that last night was my fermentation peak / krausen. The air lock went from bubbling in rapid fire to much slower and the snow storm in the carboy has now settled but there's movement. Is it too late to add the honey? I have to think there's enough yeast in there that when it sees the honey it'll start to pick up the activity again. Thoughts? Temp is at about 70 degrees.
And do you just drop it in? I'll warm up the honey a small amount (I'm not going to pasteurize) with a small amount of water to help it flow into the funnel more easily. But I suspect it will just settle on the bottom. I don't think I should give the carboy a bit of a swirl to mix everything settled at the bottom. Agreed?
Thank you for any help!
I'm adding 1lb of raw honey to a 5g ale. I'm not getting the honey until tonight and it seems that last night was my fermentation peak / krausen. The air lock went from bubbling in rapid fire to much slower and the snow storm in the carboy has now settled but there's movement. Is it too late to add the honey? I have to think there's enough yeast in there that when it sees the honey it'll start to pick up the activity again. Thoughts? Temp is at about 70 degrees.
And do you just drop it in? I'll warm up the honey a small amount (I'm not going to pasteurize) with a small amount of water to help it flow into the funnel more easily. But I suspect it will just settle on the bottom. I don't think I should give the carboy a bit of a swirl to mix everything settled at the bottom. Agreed?
Thank you for any help!