Boiling water

[ReaperOnefour]

Hello all. I'll be making a mango IPA in the next week or so. I was thinking of using some flavored water to add a little more citrus flavor to the beer. As far as the mango, I was going to add some mango extract to the bottling bucket, then the priming solution, then rack on top of that. I was thinking of of using glaceau vitamin tropical citrus as the boiling water. I was just wondering if anyone had tried this before.

 

[GPP33]

I’d boil some, cool it, then taste it to see if it still has the flavor you want.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

That sounds like a good idea.

 

[S-Met]

There are electrolytes added, might mess with h2o chemistry, if you are concerned. Possibly preservatives too, just check the labels carefully.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

That's right, I didn't think about that. Thanks. Another question I wanted to ask. Is there any real difference between cold steeping, & hot steeping? Flavor / color wise.