I brewed a pretty generic brewing kit red ale, and thought “what the hell”, and dumped in an ounce of aged dried habaneros. Thumbnail is immediately after cast-out.
Day 2
Seems to be going well! The internal convection is crazy strong, looks like a waterfall of yeast and seeds.
They were dried and stored in a cupboard for like 2 years lol.
So yeah, probably. But if the krausen is anything to go by, it doesn’t seem to be an issue so far.