Help! Forgot to add honey at flameout!

[as1084]

I just brewed an AG saison and my OG was a little low and trying to figure out why it was low, I realized I forgot to add the honey at flameout. can I just heat up some honey with water and add it to my fermenter. I just finished brewing it about 20 min. ago. or am i screwed. thanks!

 

[ellijo89]

Its funny you say this because i had the exact same thing happen to me with my saison a few weeks ago. But instead of honey it was sugar and i didnt catch it tell the next day after hours of pondering why my OG was off. I was told to do exactly what you are asking, and to boil it and then add it. I would think it would be the same for honey, but maybe wait for another person to confirm this.

 

[passedpawn]

Storebought honey is almost always pasteurized, so you could just dump it in. I'd remove the top and any seal and heat it in a pan of water to make it more fluid and easier to pour.

If it is some farm bought honey, though, it should be heated to 170 for a few minutes.

 

[wyzazz]

Yep, heat it in a cup or three of water and pour it in.

 

[as1084]

i just heated up some honey and water and poured it in the fermenter. thanks guys!

 

[chefchris]

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