Using Clear Candi Sugar

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MoodyCopperpot

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My wife has requested that I make a peach witbier. That being said, I put a recipe together, an the projected abv is 3.9%. I know a 'true' wit is around 4.5-5.5. What would candi sugar do to the flavor? Should I go with a pound if that or just throw some honey into the boil? Any suggestions?
 
Clear candi sugar doesn't add anything that table sugar doesn’t (except it costs more). Sugar is great in stronger beers where it helps fermentability and prevents having an overly sweet beer, but for a small beer I think you’d be better off adding more malt extract or malt to get to your desired gravity. Light beers need all the character they can get, no need to thin it out.
 
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