Gasturbine
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Is there something I can substitute for the ABV "Booster" that comes with Mr. Beer recipes?
My West Coast Pale Ale batches are coming out at about 2% ABV...I would like to increase that by at least 2 more.
I make 2 gallon batches...how much DME or sugar should I add?
Thanks!
2% ABV? That doesn't sound right.How are you arriving at that figure?
What's your recipe?
Hydrometer.
Im not sure what OG and FG is, but I just looked at the ABV scale on the hydrometer. The beer tasted fine to me...in fact, great...and while all of my friends agreed, those who drank 3 or 4 said they felt very little "buzz".
The beer is all gone now, it was 2 gallons, and I let it ferment for two weeks. It was carbonated perfectly, and was as clear as it was golden.
I got my hydrometer at a yard sale after I had started brewing, so I only had the one reading.
My second batch is already in bottles.
Im a newbie, so go easy on me.
The basic (older) Mr. Beer kits have a OG around 1.038. So if it ended at 1.008 its around 4% ABV.
Im not sure what OG and FG is, but I just looked at the ABV scale on the hydrometer. The beer tasted fine to me...in fact, great...and while all of my friends agreed, those who drank 3 or 4 said they felt very little "buzz".
The beer is all gone now, it was 2 gallons, and I let it ferment for two weeks. It was carbonated perfectly, and was as clear as it was golden.
I got my hydrometer at a yard sale after I had started brewing, so I only had the one reading.
My second batch is already in bottles.
Im a newbie, so go easy on me.
I don't know this kit in particular, but Mr. Beer kits typically sit around 5% alcohol. If it tastes good, it is probably somewhere around there.
don't you read the potentional ABV scale before you pitch the yeast? I know I've used it that way and it was close to what beercalculas said my est. ABV would be. I personally don't care for ABV, but do know that my last IPA I used all my scrape malt so it came out 8%, but wasn't the best tasting and it felt like it had a heavier body from the extra malt.
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