honey nut cheerios?

[koopdavisj]

hey folks,

i was thinking about tweeking with my honey nut brown ale recipe which is coming in the mail sometime this week.

it has 6 lbs of amber lme and 2 lbs of minnesota clover honey, crystal and chocolate malt & northern brewers and williamette hops.

don't have the boil instructions yet but, i wanted to crank up the abv just a little, so the idea of adding honey nut cheerios came to mind.

does anyone have any suggestions reguarding the quantity of cereal to add to the boil and when? -or- should i just use 1 lb of dme and leave the cheerios for breakfast?

thanks for any help,

shane

 

[david_42]

Cherrios are mainly starches, but you are doing an extract recipe, so there won't be any enzymes to convert the starches to sugars the yeast can eat. I would also be concerned about preservatives reducing the yeast growth.

 

[koopdavisj]

that sells it. dme it is.

thanks,

shane