I brewed my second batch of beer yesterday. I brewed a milk stout that I will add vinilla beans to the secondary. I forgot to add the irish moss to the boil. How much will it matter to the finished product?
I haven't noticed a big difference between the beers with Irish Moss and without.
If you haven't moved it to secondary yet, don't bother. It will clear up in the primary just as well and the big yeast cake under it seems to have a positive effect on the beer too. You also avoid the chance of oxidation that can happen with poor technique while racking and it's one less vessel to sanitize.
The original plan was to rack to a secondary with vanilla beans after 2 weeks in the primary.
Good sanitation and careful racking and you are golden.
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