Amiaji
Well-Known Member
I am about to start brewing my third batch, a nut and honey brown ale extract kit. I was reading the instructions and it says to add the honey after I remove it from the boil and stir very well. Wouldnt this increase the chance of hot side aeration? I was thinking it would be better to maybe heat up a gallon of water and disolve the honey into that and then add it to my fermenter. Since I will be topping off the fermenter anyway it wouldnt add any extra water to it. What do you guys think?
Edit:
One other question. It gives me the option I can either add the aromatic hops with 2 minutes left in the boil or I can dry hop them. Which would be better?
Edit:
One other question. It gives me the option I can either add the aromatic hops with 2 minutes left in the boil or I can dry hop them. Which would be better?