B Brewit718 Member Joined May 31, 2012 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 May 31, 2012 #1 I Added honey to a light lager at secondary now there is what looks like cottage cheese just beneath the krausen. Didi I Ruin my beer?
I Added honey to a light lager at secondary now there is what looks like cottage cheese just beneath the krausen. Didi I Ruin my beer?
krazydave Well-Known Member Joined Aug 19, 2010 Messages 944 Reaction score 43 Location Summerton May 31, 2012 #2 Maybe... But it doesn't mean that it's infected. Only time will tell that. I've seen some pretty disgusting looking krausen that had me wondering also, but in the end, the beer tasted fine. Here's a good thread on the addition of honey to your fermenter, with some decent opinions on whether or not to heat it or not prior to adding. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/adding-honey-during-fermentation-316337/
Maybe... But it doesn't mean that it's infected. Only time will tell that. I've seen some pretty disgusting looking krausen that had me wondering also, but in the end, the beer tasted fine. Here's a good thread on the addition of honey to your fermenter, with some decent opinions on whether or not to heat it or not prior to adding. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/adding-honey-during-fermentation-316337/
OP OP B Brewit718 Member Joined May 31, 2012 Messages 8 Reaction score 0 May 31, 2012 #3 Thank you for your help.