AG alcohol volume

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trickybrew

AG alcohol volume

Post by trickybrew » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:26 pm

Hi all :) I'd like to find out how to increase the alcohol volume in me AG ale, if it's the sugar or the grain I have to increase, what volume increase do I have to add to go up 1% alcohol at a time #-o .
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Chase24

Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by Chase24 » Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:31 pm

The easiest (and cheapest) way is to add sugar. If you're making about 40 pints, then a kilo of sugar will add about 1.5% to the alcohol content. But I'd have to ask, why? When you've got so much to drink its better to make it tastier than strong...
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trickybrew

Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by trickybrew » Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:04 am

Thanks for that but i'm only making 19 liters will the same go for the plus 1.5% sugar, it's just good to no so if i do find a brew i want to brew a few times but it's just a bit under the alcohol volume for me i can add 2% or so next time, as i say just good to no how.
Thanks
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trickybrew

Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by trickybrew » Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:14 am

Any one no of a % grain 1% #-o
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Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by CrownCap » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:49 am

About 850g of extra pale malt should give you a 1% ABV increase (well it would with the calculations for my system!)

Could also get a small boost (although also change the beer profile) by:

1. Mashing cooler for a more fermentable wort

2. Using a more attenuative yeast

3. Reducing your final volume for the same amount of grain (boil less or boil longer)
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Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by OldSpeckledBadger » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:07 pm

CrownCap wrote:1. Mashing cooler for a more fermentable wort
You don't mash extract brews!
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Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by CrownCap » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:23 pm

OldSpeckledBadger wrote:
CrownCap wrote:1. Mashing cooler for a more fermentable wort
You don't mash extract brews!
Indeed you don't, but to quote the OP, "...I'd like to find out haw to increase the alcohol volume in me AG ale, if it's the sugar or the grain ?..." :wink:
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Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by OldSpeckledBadger » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:46 pm

CrownCap wrote:Indeed you don't, but to quote the OP, "...I'd like to find out haw to increase the alcohol volume in me AG ale, if it's the sugar or the grain ?..." :wink:
Whoops, missed that bit trying to wade through his typos #-o No idea why he would choose to post such a question in this section :-?
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Re: AG alcohol volume

Post by CrownCap » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:34 pm

OldSpeckledBadger wrote:Whoops, missed that bit trying to wade through his typos #-o No idea why he would choose to post such a question in this section :-?
Nay problem, noticed quite a lot of posting into odd sections recently :-?
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