Sugar in Boil

[romati2004]

Brand new at home brewing and listened to the guy at my lhbs. I'm on my 3rd batch and wanted to try something a little different and this is what was recommended for a little different flavor. I bought a kit from True Brew called California Common and some extra light DME. It was recommended that I add the priming sugar to the boil when I added my hops. Then I'm to use 1.25 cups of the extra light DME when I bottle. Everything else is identical to the instructions. What will this do to my beer?

 

[BradleyBrew]

It will cause the beer to be slightly thinner in body and a little bit more alcohol. Honestly at 5oz @ 5 gallons you probably wouldnt even notice a difference.

 

[Doomsday]

Yup, it will lighten the body a bit..... really dont know why he reccomended that for a "change"

probably just for the abv

 

[romati2004]

Thanks guys! I'll be a little more discerning when talking with him next time. I think I'll do more research on this forum before buying more ingredients.

 

[unionrdr]

I'd have done the other way around. DME in the boil for hop additions,priming sugar in th bottling bucket. Lil better body that way.

 

[romati2004]

How much DME did you put in your boil?

 

[unionrdr]

In my usual mid-gravity ales,I use half a 3lb bag (1.5lb) of plain DME in a 3G partial boil for hop additions. I add the remaining DME & all the LME at flame out & steep 10 minutes coverd to pasteurize,which happens at 162F. The wort is typically hotter than that,so it works well before the chill.