8 oz Maltodextrin???

[Grim_Ale]

Brewing my Pliny the Elder clone from MB tomorrow and everything on the ingredients list and the instructions make no mention of maltodextrin, but the kit came with 3 4 oz packs of this.

I contacted them and they said add 2 of the packs at the 60 min mark. Seems like 8 oz is a lot. Any thoughts?

 

[Buhjangles]

Pliny has a high alcohol content, I did the AG version of this, my understanding is that this is extra sugar to boost ABV

 

[pumpkinman2012]

Maltodextrin contributes to mouthfeel but it isn't fermentable. It still adds to your gravity, though I'm not really sure how much.

 

[unionrdr]

Maltodextrin is just for body/mouthfeel. It adds a certain creaminess imo. And it's only 5% fermentable,max.

 

[Buhjangles]

Ah, good to know, thanks for clarifying.

 

[ManhattanProjectBrewing]

Brewed the extract version myself several times... I keep it on hand (I keg) as my house draft; really tasty stuff... Even for an extract! ANYhoo, there are only two (Lest a mistake was made) malto packs (Add both during the boil when you add the extract) and the other should be the corn sugar for bottling. I keg so I just added the corn sugar to the boil. Make sure you ferment this one between 60F and 70F so you don't get that harsh alcohol ping.

Cheers Mate,

-JM