Hi guys. I just kegged my brown ale that's supposed to be a clone of Rogue's Hazelnut Brown Nectar. Right now the keg is sitting at room temp without co2 connected, I just purged the headspace, sealed the lid, and disconnected the lines. So I have two questions.
One, can I carbonate the beer and then add the hazelnut flavor? I'm thinking of doing this so I can taste the brown ale profile first and see how it stands on its own. If it's good I'll probably only add hazelnut to half the batch; thinking 5 gallons of hazelnut beer might get old after awhile, plus I like the idea of having 2 beers instead of one!
Two, is it safe to pour the nut extract into the keg, purge the o2, and lightly shake the keg to disperse the flavor? Since there's no o2 in the keg there wouldn't be a risk of oxidation would there? Thanks in advance!
One, can I carbonate the beer and then add the hazelnut flavor? I'm thinking of doing this so I can taste the brown ale profile first and see how it stands on its own. If it's good I'll probably only add hazelnut to half the batch; thinking 5 gallons of hazelnut beer might get old after awhile, plus I like the idea of having 2 beers instead of one!
Two, is it safe to pour the nut extract into the keg, purge the o2, and lightly shake the keg to disperse the flavor? Since there's no o2 in the keg there wouldn't be a risk of oxidation would there? Thanks in advance!
