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Hey all. I have found some brewing sugar at the supermarket and am thinking of try it (i usually use normal white sugar). It is as the title says coopers brewing sugar. it has dextrose and maltodextrin. i am wondering if the non fermentable sugar in it will leave a wrong reading on...

Thanks yooper, is there a culculator out there that would give you an OG from a percentage of sugar in the fluid?

Awsome, yip not diet or anything its sposed to be real juice no additives etc, on the box of dextros it has written 1kg= 5% for a 23L brew so ill work from that. On brew calculator it says 1060 (which im assuming the juice is) will ferment to be around 8.9% so i really only need 1kg of dextrose...

Hey all I am trying a batch of apple blackcurrent wine from store brought juice, have made sure it has no artifisual anythings, an am using red wine yeast with nutrients. The juice label says 25.5% sugar, would i assume they are fermentable sugars? also did a beer hydrometer test which only...

Awsome, beersmith is exzactly what i needed thanks guys. Something simple;)

Hey all, Ive been reading threads on here for ages, have got some good ideas on what to an not to do. keep up the awsome work it makes brewing alot easyer. First question i have is, is the alcohol% on a shop brought beverage apv or someting else? Also i am wondering, is there a SIMPLE...