Maltodextrin addition

[1990dtgl98]

I'm going to be brewing a very dark coffee stout soon, and was going to add some lactose as well as maltodextrin. The recipe calls for 1lb lactose and 8oz of maltodextrin.

I was just wondering what, if any, negative effects there would be if I used a pound of both the lactose and maltodextrin. I know the lactose will give me a sweeter taste as its an unfermentable sugar, but the MD is supposed to be tasteless.

Will I just get a "heavier" tasting beer, or will that much MD somehow affect the taste? I'm trying to make a stout that gives you a full feeling after 1 or 2 bottles.

 

[david_42]

The sweetness of MD varies from about 1/10th as sweet as sucrose to 1/4 as sweet. Lactose is about 1/5th as sweet as sucrose, but some people find it to be almost as sweet.

Make the recipe as-is. You can always add more MD at bottling.

 

[1990dtgl98]

Another question. How much would 1/2 of maltodextrin and 1lb of lactose raise my FG?

Judging by the ingredients, I should be looking at around 1.074 for my OG, and knowing how much unfermentables there are, I know my FG will be a lot higher than my IPA and whtnot, I'm just trying to figure out how much higher.

Any ideas, or do you need more info?

 

[boostsr20]

1lb of lactose= .007 roughly. 8oz MD is negligible. Maybe .001

 

[homebrewer_99]

8 oz of malto dextrin is probably enough to thicken up Lake Superior...

I'd stick to one or two ounces tops...then sample again before adding more.

If you look at the ingredients label on Propel water the second one is malto dextrin, right after water.

 

[boostsr20]

8 oz of malto dextrin is probably enough to thicken up Lake Superior...

I'd stick to one or two ounces tops...then sample again before adding more.

If you look at the ingredients label on Propel water the second one is malto dextrin, right after water.

I used 8oz in a stout I did and it came out just like I wanted. Plenty of people use 8oz and sometimes more.

 

[McGarnigle]

The AHS Sessions Coffee Stout uses 8 ounces of maltodextrin.

 

[homebrewer_99]

OK, I stand corrected..., but I've never used more than 2 oz myself and was satisfied with the results.

Sounds like the brew is pretty thin to begin with.

 

[boostsr20]

OK, I stand corrected..., but I've never used more than 2 oz myself and was satisfied with the results.

Sounds like the brew is pretty thin to begin with.

I knew I was going to be using Sugar additions (Belgian and honey) so I upped the amount of MD to help combat that.

 

[homebrewer_99]

As long as you have a handle on it...go for it.