Set to finish @ 5.0 to 5.5 ABV
To raise ABV with 1% to get 6.0-6.5% from a 5.0-5.5% recipe, you need to use 20% less water ==> You'll get 20% less beer at 20% higher alcohol.how to raise the ABV to 6+ either while brewing or during fermentation?
20% of 5 gallons is 1 gallon ==> Make 4 gallon batch.5 gallon Batch. Brewers Best American Pale Ale kit
Just as a more practical option for beginners (not that the above options are not good ones, they are superior to mine, but I am a lazy bastard and probably insane) add 1 lb of coconut sugar during the last 15 minutes of your boil. Coconut sugar ferments flawlessly and has lots of the nutrients found in yeast nutrient supplements. Also, the 1b for a 5 gallon batch will up your abv a bit more and not impart off flavors of any kind to my knowledge.
I have brewed over 200 beers and with many beers I want in the higher ABV range (7% plus) I use a pound of coconut sugar to make the yeast fondle each other like Jackrabbits. It's cheap, it's more sugar, and best yet I really don't use yeast nutrient add-ons anymore. In more traditional beers I use about two cups of it. For beefy Belgians and high ABV stouts and IPAs/DIPAs I go a single full pound.
I will say I never tried it during fermentation. However, some people say you can put sugar in there no problem. Hope this helps! b^^
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