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Offline David

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I missed an ingedient
« on: October 04, 2021, 06:29:41 pm »
So i brewed a raspberry cream ale last week, it is now in secondary with the raspberries. I realize now that I failed to add the lactose at the boil stage as called for by my recipe. Can I add it now? or is it too late?
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Offline RC

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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2021, 07:17:15 pm »
You can still add it now. Lactose is not very soluble in room-temp liquid, so dissolve it first in hot water, and then add that liquid to the beer.

Did you use whole fruit? Any bacteria and wild yeast the raspberries naturally had on them can likely digest lactose, so at the end of the day you might not get the sweetness you are after, and bottle bombs are a possibility.

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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2021, 07:24:36 pm »
You can still add it now. Lactose is not very soluble in room-temp liquid, so dissolve it first in hot water, and then add that liquid to the beer.

Did you use whole fruit? Any bacteria and wild yeast the raspberries naturally had on them can likely digest lactose, so at the end of the day you might not get the sweetness you are after, and bottle bombs are a possibility.
I used whole frozen raspberries, i add a touch of Vodka in the hopes that it will kill any residual bacteria.
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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2021, 07:43:04 pm »
So i brewed a raspberry cream ale last week, it is now in secondary with the raspberries. I realize now that I failed to add the lactose at the boil stage as called for by my recipe. Can I add it now? or is it too late?


can you say the stats or desired stats for this beer?

its like one of them milkshake-style cream ales?

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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2021, 07:57:44 pm »
So i brewed a raspberry cream ale last week, it is now in secondary with the raspberries. I realize now that I failed to add the lactose at the boil stage as called for by my recipe. Can I add it now? or is it too late?


can you say the stats or desired stats for this beer?

its like one of them milkshake-style cream ales?
Was not going for a milkshake style, just using the lactose to back sweeten as raspberries are a bit tart.
6 pounds Maris Otter
5.25 pounds Pure Idaho Pilsner
1 pound flaked corn
supposed to be 1/2 pound of lactose - initial plan was to increase to 3/4 as I felt it needed to be based on the last brew.
.6 Oz Columbus @ 45 min
1 Oz Galaxy at 5 min
OG 1.055
FG 1.012
IBU 36
ABV 5.7

Added 4 pounds frozen raspberries pureed with 1/4 cup of Vodka after primary fermentation completed.
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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2021, 08:01:15 pm »
So i brewed a raspberry cream ale last week, it is now in secondary with the raspberries. I realize now that I failed to add the lactose at the boil stage as called for by my recipe. Can I add it now? or is it too late?


can you say the stats or desired stats for this beer?

its like one of them milkshake-style cream ales?
Was not going for a milkshake style, just using the lactose to back sweeten as raspberries are a bit tart.
6 pounds Maris Otter
5.25 pounds Pure Idaho Pilsner
1 pound flaked corn
supposed to be 1/2 pound of lactose - initial plan was to increase to 3/4 as I felt it needed to be based on the last brew.
.6 Oz Columbus @ 45 min
1 Oz Galaxy at 5 min
OG 1.055
FG 1.012
IBU 36
ABV 5.7

Added 4 pounds frozen raspberries pureed with 1/4 cup of Vodka after primary fermentation completed.


okay, thanks. ive never had any of the famous new glarus style raspberry tart stuff or anything, i want to though.


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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2021, 08:05:20 pm »
So i brewed a raspberry cream ale last week, it is now in secondary with the raspberries. I realize now that I failed to add the lactose at the boil stage as called for by my recipe. Can I add it now? or is it too late?


can you say the stats or desired stats for this beer?

its like one of them milkshake-style cream ales?
Was not going for a milkshake style, just using the lactose to back sweeten as raspberries are a bit tart.
6 pounds Maris Otter
5.25 pounds Pure Idaho Pilsner
1 pound flaked corn
supposed to be 1/2 pound of lactose - initial plan was to increase to 3/4 as I felt it needed to be based on the last brew.
.6 Oz Columbus @ 45 min
1 Oz Galaxy at 5 min
OG 1.055
FG 1.012
IBU 36
ABV 5.7

Added 4 pounds frozen raspberries pureed with 1/4 cup of Vodka after primary fermentation completed.


okay, thanks. ive never had any of the famous new glarus style raspberry tart stuff or anything, i want to though.
Was not going for tart, wanted to increase the lactose to add a bit more final sweetness, but somehow I f&%@#d up and didn't add any lactose at all.
“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” -- Henry Ford

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Re: I missed an ingedient
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2021, 10:15:03 pm »
So i brewed a raspberry cream ale last week, it is now in secondary with the raspberries. I realize now that I failed to add the lactose at the boil stage as called for by my recipe. Can I add it now? or is it too late?

i understand, raspberry tart is the name of a beer that is not a sour. think more like small pie tart
can you say the stats or desired stats for this beer?

its like one of them milkshake-style cream ales?
Was not going for a milkshake style, just using the lactose to back sweeten as raspberries are a bit tart.
6 pounds Maris Otter
5.25 pounds Pure Idaho Pilsner
1 pound flaked corn
supposed to be 1/2 pound of lactose - initial plan was to increase to 3/4 as I felt it needed to be based on the last brew.
.6 Oz Columbus @ 45 min
1 Oz Galaxy at 5 min
OG 1.055
FG 1.012
IBU 36
ABV 5.7

Added 4 pounds frozen raspberries pureed with 1/4 cup of Vodka after primary fermentation completed.


okay, thanks. ive never had any of the famous new glarus style raspberry tart stuff or anything, i want to though.
Was not going for tart, wanted to increase the lactose to add a bit more final sweetness, but somehow I f&%@#d up and didn't add any lactose at all.