How much DME or LME can be added to raise the gravity of the wort during boiling ?

[Garage12brewing]

Hello everyone,

as the title say is there any limit of DME or LME that you can add to your wort to raise the gravity ?

Do you prefer LME or DME ?

When you add during the boil ? I usualy use it at about 15 min left to bring my gravity where I want it using Beersmith calculator. I already added a pound or two of DME to raise my gravity but is there a maximum that you can use ?

I ask this because the max I can reach using my Braumeister is about 1.065 or so and I want to make bigger beer.

Thanks for your help !

 

[BrewingAroundtheRrealm]

I prefer DME. Technically, no there is no limit.

I've used up to 2.5 ponds in a partial mash IPA. There's no reason you couldn't use 5 pounds or more. It is going to change the flavor/color of your brew.

You may want to think about using corn sugar instead. It's flavorless and yeast will eat it up. Though I don't know that I would use more than 5 pounds. The most I've ever used is 2.5 pounds.

In either case, both should be added in the last 10 to 15 minutes of the boil.

 

[Garage12brewing]

Thanks !

 

[Spartan1979]

You can add as much malt extract as you want. I've used malt extract to significantly boost the gravity of a RIS that was well beyond the capacity of my mash tun. I wouldn't add corn sugar unless you want to boost the gravity and dry out the beer.

 

[Garage12brewing]

Thanks ! That makes me more confident to use more DME in my beer !!! Yeah I would not use a lot of corn sugar thats for sure... it would not replace the ''grain'' naturaly.