Adding adjuncts during secondary fermentation.

[dnr]

So I'm on my second beer brew (5 gallons) and due to space limitations and curiosity, I plan on bottling the first half of my batch just the way I brewed it.
But with the second half, I planned on doing an Earl Grey IPA. I added pureed pears, clove and allspice to my last brew, but I knew how to do that without infection.
I purchased a pack of individual tea bags and planned on putting them into my fermenter in about a week. It occurred to me, I might be looking for trouble.
Should I boil them and add bags and water to the beer? Tincture with vodka or grain to extract flavor? Sanitizer?

Also, if anyone has a good idea of how many tea bags to use for ~2.75 gallons.

Thanks, guys.

 

[Beernik]

Okay, so I did something like this once. I was trying to do a 5 gallon Thai Tea saison.

Among the other Thai tea spices, I used 15 Earl Grey tea bags in 4 cups boiling water. I let it all steep for 4 hours. Then I strained it (because of the other spices) and bottled.

 

[dnr]

Okay, so I did something like this once. I was trying to do a 5 gallon Thai Tea saison.

Among the other Thai tea spices, I used 15 Earl Grey tea bags in 4 cups boiling water. I let it all steep for 4 hours. Then I strained it (because of the other spices) and bottled.

That's a great idea. Thank you for the help.
How's that beer turn out? Sounds tasty.
I got this idea because I had a crappy IPA and was drinking a lot of tea... Put the tea in the IPA and drink it all up.

 

[Beernik]

No problem.

Overall, it the tea part turned out good, but the Thai spices weren’t quite right. I decided if I did it again, it would need more cinnamon.

 

[dnr]

No problem.

Overall, it the tea part turned out good, but the Thai spices weren’t quite right. I decided if I did it again, it would need more cinnamon.

So you added it right before bottling and after fermentation?

 

[Beernik]

I added it the same way I add sugar for bottling. I poured it into the bottom of the bottling bucket & racked onto it.

 

[dnr]

Amazing. Thank you.