jwalker1140
Well-Known Member
I blew it. I forgot to add 2.5 ml lactic to my brew water. Now the beer (a Mirror Pond clone) is being dry hopped and will be kegged in about 4 days. My target pH was 5.45 (room temp) and my spreadsheet estimates it should be 5.67 without the lactic.
Is there any reason to add it now? Flavor reasons? Is it too late to affect head retention? This was one of the bugaboos I really struggled with before I started making water adjustments. (Anecdotally, and possibly indicative of nothing, my krausen during ferment was almost non-existent, maybe half an inch.)
Thanks for any suggestions.
Is there any reason to add it now? Flavor reasons? Is it too late to affect head retention? This was one of the bugaboos I really struggled with before I started making water adjustments. (Anecdotally, and possibly indicative of nothing, my krausen during ferment was almost non-existent, maybe half an inch.)
Thanks for any suggestions.