Can I mix finished beer w/ my beer prior to bottling?

[NorthDallasBrewer]

I am returning to the hobby after a 5 yr hiatus.

I made a 5 gal batch from a kit and it is so-so. Not bad but just a bit too light and lacks a lot of flavor.

It is ready to bottle.

What would happen if I add a 6 pack of something like Sam Adams to my bucket prior to adding the priming sugar and bottling?


I know it isn't going to make it great but I would want to know if it could add some more flavor just to beef it up a little?

 

[Gavin C]

Sounds like waste of a sixer of Sam Adams to me.

The beer will oxidize when you open it and pour it into the bottling bucket. You'll have a mixer of stale beer mixed in with your homebrew in jig time.

My advice would be to just bottle it and improve your methods on your next batch.

 

[kaconga]

Some beers only taste meh when you get to the bottling phase. 3 weeks in the bottle and some fizz can make a beer taste significantly better.

 

[slym2none]

+1 to the replies above.

 

[iijakii]

If the beer winds up meh -- mix it in the glass. I had a blonde earlier this year that came out a tad fruity because I fermented too cold with US05. I just waited til it was more summer-time and mixed it with greatfruit juice for some fantastic radlers.

 

[AkTom]

Or wait till carbed up, pretend it's a Corona and add lime. Or, vanilla ( preferably Mexican vanilla )

 

[petey_c]

NDB, You'd be adding a little more than 10% (volume wise), I don't think it would have a noticeable effect. I'd bottle it as is and see how it tastes in three weeks or so. Worse comes to worse, you've made beer and chalk it up as a learning experience.