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Will a little potassium sorbate ruin my beer????????????
Hi everyone, I am making a batch of beer with Mr. Beer, and I added about 1/4 a cup of maple syrup, a very small amount. But, it was Eggo syrup, so it has potassium sorbate in it. I started the fermentation last night and there is already a thick layer of foam over an inch thick, so I am pretty sure the yeast is working and it is fermenting, but I have heard that potassium sorbate can inhibit fermentation. I am really worried because this was an expensive batch.
Ingredients:
1 can bewitched red ale
1 can UME golden wheat
1 can blueberries
1 can boysenberries
1 sack of glacier hops
1/4 cup of eggo syrup
please help!
2 Answers
- ScottoLv 610 years agoFavorite Answer
You should be good this time but next use a Grade AA Dark Amber Maple.
A little more expense but big difference in taste and no preservatives.
I did a stout with Molasses and brown sugar on the Carbonation. It was soooooooo good.
Enjoy your batch.
- Dann GLv 610 years ago
K sorbate will inhibit yeast growth and fermentation. the KS in the eggo syrup more than likely was diluted by the water and beer as is evident by your krausen of foam.
