Pasteurization operates on a sliding scale and its effectiveness depends on a coefficient between time and temperature.
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Remember, every time you open your barrel, you introduce air and potentially some undesirable spoilage organisms.
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If you add some kind of sweetener that is fermentable (table sugar, grape concentrate, maple syrup, honey, etc.) you risk an uncontrolled re-fermentation in the bottle, which is never fun.