A fresh cup of..

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Zephiacus

A fresh cup of..

Post by Zephiacus » Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:46 am

Was talking to my dad the other day as he is a lapsed brewer and he was telling me that i must add a single cup of strong black tea to the wort before pitching, he swears by it, but i'm not sure if it'd do anything. Are there any benifits to this that anyone has heard of, i can't imagine that there would be any negative outcomes to doing it, but i was just curious..
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Spud395

Re: A fresh cup of..

Post by Spud395 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 12:54 pm

It will add tannin, I do this when I make TC, but I dont think tannin is really a thing you want in your beer.
In fact people try avoid extracting tannin in the mashing process.
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Dr. Dextrin

Re: A fresh cup of..

Post by Dr. Dextrin » Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:56 pm

Or you could try coffee. It might sober you up as you drink... :lol:
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EoinMag

Re: A fresh cup of..

Post by EoinMag » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:08 pm

Zephiacus wrote:Was talking to my dad the other day as he is a lapsed brewer and he was telling me that i must add a single cup of strong black tea to the wort before pitching, he swears by it, but i'm not sure if it'd do anything. Are there any benifits to this that anyone has heard of, i can't imagine that there would be any negative outcomes to doing it, but i was just curious..

Ask him again what purpose it served, I'm thinking it'll have made kits better or made up for hops that aren't that fresh, but I'm not so sure it's relevant these days.
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