SMOKEU

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I'm thinking about brewing something out of this range Muntons | Home Beer Making Most of those kits have an OG of 1040° to 1044°, and they recommend the addition of 1kg of dextrose. If I want to increase the alcoholic content, should I add 2kg of dextrose instead of 1kg, with some additional hops to balance out the extra sweetness, and how much extra alcohol will I get by adding 1 more kg of dextrose?

nutcase

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yes.

1 lb of corn sugar should add about 6 gravity pts

the sugar shouldn't add any xtra sweetness - it should all ferment out

SMOKEU

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So I should get about 6% ABV by adding 2kg dextrose instead of 1kg?

mnadamn

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Just to warn you, you may be risking making a dryer beer in adding the extra sugar but it is a great way to boost the alc content

Evan!

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If you're looking to get wasted, a handle of vodka will do it for you too, probably for a lot less $$, too

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Isn't it just one of those things every new brewer does at least once?

-OCD

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Evan!

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I never did, but maybe I'm an anomaly...?

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MOSS HOLLOW BREWING CO.
Aristocratic Ales, Lascivious Lagers

.planned:
•Scottish 80/- •Sweet Stout •Roggenbier
.primary | bright:
98: Moss Hollow Soured '09 72: Oude Kriek 99: B-Weisse 102: Brett'd BDSA 104: Feat of Strength Helles Bock 105: Merkin Brown
.on tap | kegged:
XX: Moss Hollow Springs Sparkling Water 95: Gott Mit Uns German Pils 91b: Brown Willie's Oaked Abbey Ale 103: Merkin Stout
98: Yorkshire Special 100: Maple Porter 89: Cidre Saison 101: Steffiweizen '09 (#3)

flyangler18

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Never did it here.

HenryHill

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I only do all grain, but if I want a bigger beer I make a bigger grain bill.

Flame me if you want, but adding a bunch of sugar to a meager malt recipe gives you higher ABV at the result of a lowered malt character, and I would want BOTH to be increased proportionally to give the beer a fullness of flavor. Along with the increased maltiness and ABV, I would also increase the hops some, too, but this is just my opinion.

Steel City comes to mind.

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brian_g

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One thing I've found with the pre-hopped kits, is that the instructions usually have you make a 6 gal batch. I've found that they usually taste better then when I make them as a 5 gal batch. This will boost the ABV a little and gives a richer tasting beer. The other change I make is that I skip the sugar and instead add a 3.3 lb can of unhoped malt extract.

If you what to increase the ABV more then this, every lb of corn sugar will add 0.9 to your ABV. I don't think you'll be happy with the results if you add 2 kgs of corn sugar, because your adding corn sugar to a recipe that already has a lot of corn sugar. Corn sugar is a cheep way of adding alcohol, but at the expense of flavor. You can also take my suggested recipe and add an extra 1 lb of malt extract. This will get you into the 6% ABV range. The result will be a very rich tasting beer. If you want to lighten it up, but keep the ABV, you could add a 1 lb of corn sugar instead of malt or split the difference and add 1/2 lb of each.

IMO, 2 kgs of corn sugar is way too much. That about 4.4 lbs. Honestly, I think 1kg is too much.

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