how to obtain a sweet beer?

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jcbogantes

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One of my favorite beers is the Rocky Mountain IPA, very sweet and hoppy beer.
In 2012 I cook a beer, mash the grain at 154F and I ended up with a low alcohol very sweet IPA. 10 days ago I cook the same recipe OG 1,069 and I just did another reading and it is 1,009 now, my bucket fermenter still bubbling 1 bubble per minute.

I'm afraid I'm gonna ended up with a high alcohol dry beer.
Any advice?
 
The high mash temps helped with your 2012 batch to be sweet/malty. If you just want to add sweetness to your current batch you could just add lactose, but it won't add any malt backbone.
 
The "sweetest" beer I have on tap right now is a Belgian Golden Strong. It has a pronounced sweetness but is well balanced with the bitterness and alcohol.
OG: 1.075
FG: 1.004

Sweeter than a wit, a belgian pale ale, an APA, an alt, and a cream ale.

There's a lot more to sweet beer than FG.
 
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