wishmaster84
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Ok. So I purchased a Blonde ale recipe from Midwest Supplies. (I am new to brewing and should have gone with their Belgian Trippel.)
I called to see if I could get an exchange and the answer was no as beer kits are a perishable item. (Understandable) but the reason I wanted to go with the Belgian Trippel is because it has a higher gravity and a higher ABV.
I asked the guy what I needed to do to increase alcohol percentage and he said I could add 1-2 extra pounds of Malt Extract or 1-2 extra pounds of belgian candy to increase ABV.
The SG for this recipe is 1.043-1.047 and the FG is 1.010-1.012
Of course more fermentable sugar=higher ABV but I have a few questions:
1: Should I use Belgian Candy or Malt extract? I understand Belgian candy gives a drier beer? I also understand more Malt extract will make the beer taste better.
2. For this recipe how much of the Belgian Candy/ Malt Extract should I use? I read there should be no more than 10-20% Fermentable sugar used?
3.Why?
By my calculations with a SG of 1.043-1.047 and a FG of 1.010-4.012 the beer should be between 4-4.5% ABV. The guy at Midwest said if I add either 1-2LB. Malt Extract or Belgian Candy I should get around a 6 1/2-7% alcohol content.
Here is a link to the kit I purchased at Midwest Supplies:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/blonde-ale.html
Any advice will be more than appreciated!!
I called to see if I could get an exchange and the answer was no as beer kits are a perishable item. (Understandable) but the reason I wanted to go with the Belgian Trippel is because it has a higher gravity and a higher ABV.
I asked the guy what I needed to do to increase alcohol percentage and he said I could add 1-2 extra pounds of Malt Extract or 1-2 extra pounds of belgian candy to increase ABV.
The SG for this recipe is 1.043-1.047 and the FG is 1.010-1.012
Of course more fermentable sugar=higher ABV but I have a few questions:
1: Should I use Belgian Candy or Malt extract? I understand Belgian candy gives a drier beer? I also understand more Malt extract will make the beer taste better.
2. For this recipe how much of the Belgian Candy/ Malt Extract should I use? I read there should be no more than 10-20% Fermentable sugar used?
3.Why?
By my calculations with a SG of 1.043-1.047 and a FG of 1.010-4.012 the beer should be between 4-4.5% ABV. The guy at Midwest said if I add either 1-2LB. Malt Extract or Belgian Candy I should get around a 6 1/2-7% alcohol content.
Here is a link to the kit I purchased at Midwest Supplies:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/blonde-ale.html
Any advice will be more than appreciated!!