vapor2020
Active Member
I am making a milk stout. How much lactose should I use for a 5 gallon batch? How will this affect my FG compared to my OG?
So if you add it while bottling, do you boil it in water with the priming sugar?
If this is the case, do you need to cool it off?
So, would 1 lb of lactose make my OG and FG both .009 higher? Is that how it works?
So if you add it while bottling, do you boil it in water with the priming sugar?
If this is the case, do you need to cool it off?
That depends - how much did you add?
Most recipes call for lactose to be added at bottling (or kegging) time, and that is what I would reccomend as well. As far as how much for a 5 gal batch, I'd say 1 lb, but others might disagree.
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