Brewing second batch of Plinian Legacy Extract today, got distracted and totally forgot to add the .75 oz of sugar at flameout before hopstand to go with the hops. I use a CFC so the wort is sitting at 67 degrees in the carboy atm. I added the .75 oz sugar about an hour after the wort was in the carboy through a sanitized funnel while running my SS mixster to stir it all up while I poured it into the carboy. I have not pitched the yeast yet. Will this turn out ok?
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Rad
Did you dissolve before adding? I’ve never done a sugar addition without dissolving in hot water first. I have added after primary ferm settled down.
Supposedly, it allows the yeast to consume complex sugars and multiply before feeding them simple sugar.
Like eating dessert after dinner. I haven’t personally compared either method, though.
It will probably be just fine. :cheers:
You won’t be able to tell the difference. Instructions to add sugar at flame out are more about eliminating the tiny chance of some bacteria hitching a ride in with the sugar. Though to tell the truth, I’m not sure how a bacteria could survive in pure sugar anyway, at high enough concentrations it will kill bacteria - that’s the primary reason jams and jellies are so sweet.
That’s what I had hoped. This is one of the disadvantages of brewing while recovering from Jetlag. Just got back from China Friday night so was doing a brew rather than a nap to push myself through and between that and getting the hops sorted for my kids (3 & 7) so they could add the flameout hops and helping them “help me” brew I totally forgot about the sugar. :lol:
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Rad
It’ll be fine but I too like to add my simple sugars AFTER the yeast has had it’s dinner (high krausen). I really helps it finish dryer.
I’m assuming you actually meant 0.75 lb of sugar, not oz, but as others have said, it won’t make a difference. I dry-prime all my bottled beer and routinely add dry sugar, right out of the bag, to fermenters.
Oops, yes I did mean .75 lbs not ounces. You add sugar after high krausen instead of at flameout? I may have to keep that in mind for the next time I try this. Thanks for the tip.
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Rad
