Twtr25
Well-Known Member
My LHBS gave me some info on how to make cider. In there info it said that honey could be added to the cider at the beginning of the primary fermentation to increase the alcohol content, and it had a table that laid out how much the alcohol would increase depending on how much honey was added.
Today I was at my LHBS and was talking to one of the employees about my cider I brewed about 3-4 weeks ago and I mentioned adding honey. She goes on to say, "Yes, honey can be used to increase the alcohol, but you want to boil it first in water to pasteurize it." NOWHERE in the instructions that they gave me beforehand did it say anything about using pasteurized honey or pasteurizing it myself BEFORE putting it in the cider.
So, my question is...if I just added regular honey that I bought from the grocery store, will that affect my cider at all?!?! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I didn't waste the last month for nothing.
Today I was at my LHBS and was talking to one of the employees about my cider I brewed about 3-4 weeks ago and I mentioned adding honey. She goes on to say, "Yes, honey can be used to increase the alcohol, but you want to boil it first in water to pasteurize it." NOWHERE in the instructions that they gave me beforehand did it say anything about using pasteurized honey or pasteurizing it myself BEFORE putting it in the cider.
So, my question is...if I just added regular honey that I bought from the grocery store, will that affect my cider at all?!?! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I didn't waste the last month for nothing.