Ryanhunt88
New Member
I sometimes like to add a little flavored rum ( 70 proof) on top of my brew . If I was to add it to a pale ale at bottling would it kill the yeast and would that affect my brew ? Would force carbing and kegging be better?
By my calculations adding an ounce of 80 proof rum to 11 ounces of beer at 5% ABV will raise the alcohol to about 8% in the beer. That won't kill the yeast or arrest fermentation (think of all the bottle conditioned beers that are higher in alcohol than that).
Just to be safe I wouldn't do it to a whole batch the first time around, maybe just a six pack or so.
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