So my recipe called for turbinado sugar at flameout.
I forgot to put this in so without thinking (and I don't know why) I was like "ok let me just pour it into the fermenting bucket without boiling 4 hours after finishing the rest of the beer".
Dumb move. My beer is spoiled, right?
It was 1 cup dry into a 5 Gallon double IPA that had already started fermenting. The sugar was recently bought and was stored in individual single serve packets before opening. I did sanitize the cup I used to pour in the sugar, but not the sugar itself.
When I poured it in I saw a lot of foaming action.
I've been told by 2 brew shops I should be fine and 1 it is 99.99% ruined because of the bacteria and I will get off flavors.
I did pitch about 1.5X the required yeast so not sure if the proper yeast will win out should there be any bacteria on the sugar. Not sure.
Any advice?
I forgot to put this in so without thinking (and I don't know why) I was like "ok let me just pour it into the fermenting bucket without boiling 4 hours after finishing the rest of the beer".
Dumb move. My beer is spoiled, right?
It was 1 cup dry into a 5 Gallon double IPA that had already started fermenting. The sugar was recently bought and was stored in individual single serve packets before opening. I did sanitize the cup I used to pour in the sugar, but not the sugar itself.
When I poured it in I saw a lot of foaming action.
I've been told by 2 brew shops I should be fine and 1 it is 99.99% ruined because of the bacteria and I will get off flavors.
I did pitch about 1.5X the required yeast so not sure if the proper yeast will win out should there be any bacteria on the sugar. Not sure.
Any advice?