PetitChouffe
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I brewed a big, hoppy, red ale last week and am thinking of adding some honey and fresh ginger to the secondary. It's actually pretty close to the target FG, after being in the primary for a week, so I was wondering two things.
1. I've got some delicious raw fireweed honey, so obviously I have to treat it somehow first. I was planning on diluting it with some water to the gravity of the beer and boiling it with some fresh ginger. People say this destroys a lot of the flavor compounds in honey, but I am skeptical because I've bottled with honey before (much in this manner) and the flavor has been noticeable.
2. What are everyone's thoughts on adding yeast nutrients? Since my first fermentation has nearly slowed to a stop, I'm hoping the honey addition will kick it up enough, but some people say that it might be sluggish without an addition of yeast nutrients.
1. I've got some delicious raw fireweed honey, so obviously I have to treat it somehow first. I was planning on diluting it with some water to the gravity of the beer and boiling it with some fresh ginger. People say this destroys a lot of the flavor compounds in honey, but I am skeptical because I've bottled with honey before (much in this manner) and the flavor has been noticeable.
2. What are everyone's thoughts on adding yeast nutrients? Since my first fermentation has nearly slowed to a stop, I'm hoping the honey addition will kick it up enough, but some people say that it might be sluggish without an addition of yeast nutrients.