This will show some noobishness on my part. But I recently brewed an all grain pumpkin ale and I hit 12 points under my expected og of 1.052 at an even 1.040. Kinda looks like lhbs didn't mill the all grains even though I thought they did, my fault not theirs I have a grain mill and should have run it through again. I thought I would be okay with it, but 3.8 percent pumpkin beer is a no go for me. My question is can I add an amount of dextrose, dme, or just some heavy wort to my primary to bump it up? It's in a 6.5 gallon fermenter and I only got about 4.75 gallons in there from this batch. It's only a $20 kit but I'm aiming for time more than money. Restart or add sugars and give it a go?
Dextrose once fermentation almost complete?
- Thread starter sc300ftw
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk:
Yes, adding sugars that are fermentable will raise the OG and give you a beer with more alcohol. Dextrose or table sugar will work but having no real flavor they will thin your beer. DME or LME will have flavor and sugars that will enhance the beer both in flavor and alcohol.
Whatever you add, you should dissolve it in the minimum amount of water possible, and boil for a couple minutes to prevent any tramp microbes from infecting your beer.
Brew on
Brew on
