T-rags Well-Known Member Joined Dec 2, 2008 Messages 80 Reaction score 2 Location Philadelphia PA Dec 30, 2008 #1 For reasons I can't explain, I did a plain cider for 4 weeks in primary and then added honey when racking to secondary. I hit it with campden and then a day later re-pitched yeast. Will this work?
For reasons I can't explain, I did a plain cider for 4 weeks in primary and then added honey when racking to secondary. I hit it with campden and then a day later re-pitched yeast. Will this work?
conpewter Well-Known Member Joined Nov 2, 2007 Messages 5,076 Reaction score 59 Location East Dundee, Illinois Dec 30, 2008 #2 Should work fine, your secondary is now a primary again though as you pitched yeast and added fermentables.
Should work fine, your secondary is now a primary again though as you pitched yeast and added fermentables.
david_42 Well-Known Member Joined Oct 8, 2005 Messages 25,581 Reaction score 197 Location Oak Grove Dec 30, 2008 #3 When I make Revenge, which is a blackberry melomel, I ferment the berries, then rack it and mix in the honey. It reduces the trub by a large margin.
When I make Revenge, which is a blackberry melomel, I ferment the berries, then rack it and mix in the honey. It reduces the trub by a large margin.