Tippsy-Turvy
Well-Known Member
I want to share an approach to adding honey that aims to allow pasteurization whilst minimizing the vapourisation of the honey's aromatics.
Basically, heat the honey and cool it in a sealed bag! I put the honey in a Ziploc-style bag, heated it to ~150F for 10mins and cooled it to ~100F before opening and adding to the primary. Hopefully, this will allow any aromatics vapourised during the heating phase to be reabsorbed into the liquid during the cooling. Unfortunately, any proof will have to wait a few weeks.
The honey was added after 1 week's fermentation and has already kicked off another wild orgy.
Basically, heat the honey and cool it in a sealed bag! I put the honey in a Ziploc-style bag, heated it to ~150F for 10mins and cooled it to ~100F before opening and adding to the primary. Hopefully, this will allow any aromatics vapourised during the heating phase to be reabsorbed into the liquid during the cooling. Unfortunately, any proof will have to wait a few weeks.
The honey was added after 1 week's fermentation and has already kicked off another wild orgy.