ph changes during sugar additions

[jester5120]

I was wondering if anyone could explain to me what would happen to ph levels in fermenting beer if sugar additions are made? I'd like to sour mash a beer and then ramp up the abv a little with some sugar additions. I really have no clue what will happen to the ph when this is done or how to account for it in the finished product.

I'm trying to create something along the lines of a 15-18% sour beer. Kind of like a sour version of dogfish head's raspberry beer "Fort".

 

[david_42]

Sugars are non-ionic and shouldn't change the pH at all.

 

[jester5120]

Sugars are non-ionic and shouldn't change the pH at all.

That's awesome, thanks for the quick response. i'm very ignorant to some of the more in depth brewing sciences but i'm trying to learn.