URGENT - how to use honey
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no need to pasteurize honey. if you want to heat your liquid to ~140 to help dissolve the honey you can, but even that is not neccissary.
I usually just cold mix everything - the honey will settle to the bottom, but the yeasties will get to it.
I usually just cold mix everything - the honey will settle to the bottom, but the yeasties will get to it.
BoomerCreek
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Cooking the honey is not necessary. Through my limited experience with using it, I have found that it can cause the flavor of the honey to disappear if it is boiled. However, this may not be a bad thing if you are using a strongly flavored honey. I used sage honey on my last batch and found that it imparted a green almost grassy flavor. It will be good, but not for about 6 months.
