Redman1340
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I am looking to make a high alcohol beer. What do I need to do. Can I take any recipe and change its alcohol content?
More Alchohol=More fermentables. Are you Extract or All Grain?
Yankeehillbrewer said:More Alchohol=More fermentables. Are you Extract or All Grain?
Golddiggie said:How high are you looking to get?? Do you have a towel?
IF you're going to do this, I would advise getting brewing software so that you can also alter the hop schedule/amounts so that you maintain the IBU's and such. Also, are you brewing extract (with or without specialty grains), partial mash or all grain?? That will also determine how you go about this.
Also keep in mind that depending on how far you boost the ABV, you could need a good amount of aging time before you can drink the brew (without having it taste hot)...
tdogg said:yup its that simple. add more fermentable sugars, and you will get more alchohol. making it taste good (or even drinkable) is another story. as a rule of thumb, the higher the ABV a beer has, the longer it takes to mature. one exception is IPA's and double IPA's because the strong hop flavors covers up alot of "green" flavors. what kind of beer do you like?
Is there a max ABV you could achieve? Just thought it would be something different to do. As far as the towel? Not sure what you mean.
Qhrumphf said:By normal means, I wouldn't plan on going too much higher than the low teens in percentage. Beers can be made into the 20's, but that's tricky and labor intensive. The current world record for strongest beer is I believe 55% alcohol, but that was achieved by freeze concentration (or whatever the technical term is for the "eisbocking").
Qhrumphf said:Essentially lowering the temp of the beer to the point where water starts to freeze, but the alcohol does not. Then removing the ice crystals. I've never tried it and don't know a whole lot about it beyond that.
Keep in mind, also, that using plain sugars will make the brew thinner (less body) which isn't always a desired result. Using DME would help boost the ABV while helping to retain the body. Just use light DME (or extra light) to get the boost. You can also combine DME with sugars like honey, grade B maple syrup, to add some more flavor to a brew. IF you're going to add the additional sugar sources (honey, or maple syrup) I would add them once fermentation has been going for at least a few days (or a week) so that the yeast has a large colony size to munch on the new sugars.
Getting high often results in also getting the munchies. Yeast are no different...
Do you have a towel??
1 lb table sugar per gallon increases alcohol content by about 5%.
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