BrewVint Alcohol Boost ?????

[Austinhomebrew]

Belgians traditionally use Beet Sugar.

 

[BigKahuna]

Ok...I think it's time to move on From this thread.

Someone put up a poll...and mark me down for the brewvint.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

I am just curious why you would want to use cane sugar? Is it the price? Is it the flavor you want in your beer? You can certainly tell when a belgian beer has Beet Sugar (Candi Sugar) in it. Having tasted plenty of beers that customers have brought in, I can taste cane sugar or candi sugar in a beer.

Ultimately, it is up to you what you want to put in your beer.
Forrest

 

[PseudoChef]

I am just curious why you would want to use cane sugar? Is it the price? Is it the flavor you want in your beer? You can certainly tell when a belgian beer has Beet Sugar (Candi Sugar) in it. Having tasted plenty of beers that customers have brought in, I can taste cane sugar or candi sugar in a beer.

Ultimately, it is up to you what you want to put in your beer.
Forrest

Cane sugar and beet sugar share the same molecular structure, Forrest. They only differ about 0.05% in what impurities exist in the product through the refining process. I can buy 5 lbs of cane sugar at the supermarket for under $2 and since I'm going there anyway, it is no extra cost for shipping, etc.

Also, when a 2-time Ninkasi winner has published a best-selling (among homebrewers) book where recipes use cane sugar, I will take his competition-proven advice.

 

[bkov]

why, because its the same exact result, and its cheaper and its already in most households! what flavor do you speak of when using cane sugar? i bet you if you send me 3 of brewing kits, and i brew them all but add 1pound cane sugar to one, one pack brewvint boost to one, and one by itself, you wont be able to tell the difference between any of them. but the one with the pound cane sugar and the one with brewvint pack will be the same alc percent.

belgian beers are suppose to have sugar in them, its there style.

its hard to taste 1 or even 2 pounds of cane sugar added to a medium to high gravity brew.

dont tell brewers false information just to help sell your product, that or get your information right.

 

[Badger39]

BK, you seem to go back and forth.

"I'm with Evan!. I wouldn't waste my time with anything but plain old table sugar..."

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/candi-sugar-v-table-sugar-72796/

 

[Ooompa Loompa]

its hard to taste 1 or even 2 pounds of cane sugar added to a medium to high gravity brew.

I've never used brewvint, and probably never will (If I want more alcohol in a beer I'll add more malt, but that's just me, I don't see anything wrong with brewvint). That being said the OP doesn't have a medium to high gravity beer. He has a low gravity beer, and if he were to just dump an extra pound table sugar into that brew I'd be willing to bet there will be some cidery flavors. Enough cidery flavors to make it a "bad, undrinkable beer"?? Probably not, but I don't think it would be as good as it could be.

 

[bkov]

the pound of corn sugar wouldent add any more cider flavors the the BW alc boost would

 

[bkov]

sorry, i just tell the truth...atleast to the best of my knowledge...which im 99% is correct on this subject

 

[Austinhomebrew]

Brewvint Alcohol Boost is not needed in any batch but people like using it. I am not telling you to use it over cane sugar. Go for it. All I am saying is that I wouldn't use cane sugar. Alcohol Boost does not add any flavor.

If you ask 10 brewers you will get 12 answers and 68% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Use the ingredients you prefer.

Forrest

 

[musicis]

Why is it that AHB is the only one I have seen that has this "alcohol boost option"

I used it one time on my first home brew a few months ago on a Belgium Tripel with no starter and it came out sweet. I have since used a starter on the next two. I am definitely in the learning newbie mode.

Would raw unrefined sugar be better then the white stuff?

 

[MisterTipsy]

Raw sugar will provide a very small amount of molasses flavor. White sugar won't. Depends on what you want. I prefer raw sugar.

 

[phenry]

I like increasing my OG by infinity percent by adding only sugar to my 1.000 wort.