I am currently fermenting a Belgium Wit/ wheat ( don't ask they are two different yeasts split 'tween 10 gal of base).
I plan on taking the wheat batch and adding two packs of unsweetened Kool-aid (orange) to the secondary to give it a little more orange zip.
Wish me luck. Or tell me you already tried it.
Using Kool-Aid
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Preservatives?
Never tried it, and I don't have any Kool-Aid on hand to check the ingredients. Aside from how it might affect flavor (I personally don't like the flavor of Kool-Aid, but it might be good in beer), I'd be sure there is nothing like preservatives that could kill your yeast -- assuming that you bottle your beer and need the yeast for the carbonation. If kegging, I don't guess it will matter since your primary is finished. Be sure to let us know how it works.
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Well It worked really well! the orange flavor was good. next time I would go with a single pack of koolaid. my friend tried the last of the keg and said it was some of the best "lawn mower beer" he has had in a while.
Though I wouldn't try to compete with it, I sure didn't dump it out without filtering it through my kidneys first. It is deffinetly a do again!
Though I wouldn't try to compete with it, I sure didn't dump it out without filtering it through my kidneys first. It is deffinetly a do again!
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I'm glad it worked out for you.
I'm glad it worked out for you. As I said, I don't like Kool-Aid as it is, but some sort of fruit flavoring like they use for snow balls or soda might be good.
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Kool-Aid
You have to use the unsweetened kind just plain in the carboy it adds a good orange flavor.
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