Full Strength Beer?

[craigo]

i was just curious if i make a brew with a 1.5kg can and a 1.5kg malt extract would it make a full strength beer or would i need to add more fermentables to it?

 

[Aus_Rider_22]

i was just curious if i make a brew with a 1.5kg can and a 1.5kg malt extract would it make a full strength beer or would i need to add more fermentables to it?

Download and have a play around with the spreadsheet in my signature. It's perfect for these sorts of questions.

What is the 1.5kg can? Usually the kit tins come in at 1.7kg. But you are looking at around 4.5% in a bottle with carb drops in a 23L brew. A fair few variable such as ferment size, yeast etc can play a role.

 

[RobH]

Using Ianh's spreadsheet it tells me that a Coopers English Bittter kit (1.7kg) + 1.5kg of Light Dried Malt, a volume of around 18 litres will give an Alc% of around 6%

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...st&id=33513

I have made this brew twice now & it is very tasty for such a simple recipe.