SanduskyRiver
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I didn't see a forum category for "Made a Mistake" so I'll start here and see what lashing I take for my indiscretion. I was brewing an all grain batch of Limesicle Ale yesterday that called for lactose. I wish I could say I had a few brews to drink but nothing to blame but haste for grabbing the pound bag of priming sugar instead of lactose that I dumped into the boil. This was a big grain bill with expected ABV of 7.5% before the sugar. I'm hoping this will be one of those happy accidents where you look back on a beer that turned out okay despite your best efforts to screw it up. My main concerns, will WLP001 have the guts to tackle this much sugar? Should I pitch it again with champagne yeast? Not wanting to throw good money after bad I held off on the lactose. My thinking is I can boil some water on the stove to sterilize the lactose and add it later, assuming it tastes better than rubbing alcohol. Has anyone ever added lactose this way and is there any reason not to?