Corn Sugar for lower F.G.

[choirjon]

I am polishing my IPA recipe, and I wish to finish lower than the 1.013 than I just bottled. I have heard that if I use dextrose in the recipe, I can lower my F.G., but I am afraid of corn sugar from the days of "kit and kilo" beer kits. All of my first beers tasted like apple cider because of corn sugar. Current process includes mash at 150f, and I usually ferment my 12 gallon batch with a 3 litre starter of 1056. How much sugar can I use without buggaring my IPA?


Thanks


Jon

 

[Black Island Brewer]

You could easily use 5% without any problem, and maybe 10%. But be sure for every pound of corn sugar you add, remove a pound of base malt, or you won't "dry it out", you'll only boost the alcohol.