leevalentine001
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Hi again,
As mentioned at the end of my last topic, I had a search around these forums and Google for ideas on how to make higher abv beers / ciders. Most of the answers I found were for 10% or higher beers, cost well over $100 in ingredients for one batch and took months to complete.
I'm just interested in getting a standard can and kilo brew up to a 6-7% kind of abv. I don't mind if it sacrifices a little taste - I'll work on that later (still very new to brewing). It's mainly to take out on fishing trips with my mates who wanna get a bit pi$$ed without carrying around huge volumes of beer. And for when I do the occasional weekday fish I can take 1 750 ml bottle for a nice buzz for an hour or so instead of 2-3 bottles. I have way too much to carry as it is when fishing (which is a nightmare on the bus)!
I should also add that I'm trying to brew on a tight budget at the moment (saving for a trip to Japan next year) so I usually head to big W, buy a can for $12, a brew enhancer for $5 and I make 23 litres of beer (or 17 of cider) for $17.
Is it simple enough to just add an extra kg of dextrose in? Will the brigalows yeast packets handle it (or better worded: how high an abv can brigalows yeast handle)? Can I simply add extra yeast packets or will I have to buy more expensive yeast? I don't mind buying a better yeast if I have to but I would like to keep the costs as low as possible.
Also, if it is simple enough to do the above, how much would an extra kg of dextrose add to the abv? I noticed on some other sites people were saying to use 10 - 15 pound (US sites, but roughly 4.5 - 7kg) which seems like a massive amount for an extra 2-3% abv.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Keeping in mind I am new to brewing and am prone to be asking stupid questions (or at least, the wrong questions).
Something simple like "use this can, x amount of kg of x sugar, x yeast, ferment for x time at x temperature and bottle condition for x time" would be perfect - but I would also love to hear a little bit of the science behind it too.
Thanks again
Lee
As mentioned at the end of my last topic, I had a search around these forums and Google for ideas on how to make higher abv beers / ciders. Most of the answers I found were for 10% or higher beers, cost well over $100 in ingredients for one batch and took months to complete.
I'm just interested in getting a standard can and kilo brew up to a 6-7% kind of abv. I don't mind if it sacrifices a little taste - I'll work on that later (still very new to brewing). It's mainly to take out on fishing trips with my mates who wanna get a bit pi$$ed without carrying around huge volumes of beer. And for when I do the occasional weekday fish I can take 1 750 ml bottle for a nice buzz for an hour or so instead of 2-3 bottles. I have way too much to carry as it is when fishing (which is a nightmare on the bus)!
I should also add that I'm trying to brew on a tight budget at the moment (saving for a trip to Japan next year) so I usually head to big W, buy a can for $12, a brew enhancer for $5 and I make 23 litres of beer (or 17 of cider) for $17.
Is it simple enough to just add an extra kg of dextrose in? Will the brigalows yeast packets handle it (or better worded: how high an abv can brigalows yeast handle)? Can I simply add extra yeast packets or will I have to buy more expensive yeast? I don't mind buying a better yeast if I have to but I would like to keep the costs as low as possible.
Also, if it is simple enough to do the above, how much would an extra kg of dextrose add to the abv? I noticed on some other sites people were saying to use 10 - 15 pound (US sites, but roughly 4.5 - 7kg) which seems like a massive amount for an extra 2-3% abv.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Keeping in mind I am new to brewing and am prone to be asking stupid questions (or at least, the wrong questions).
Something simple like "use this can, x amount of kg of x sugar, x yeast, ferment for x time at x temperature and bottle condition for x time" would be perfect - but I would also love to hear a little bit of the science behind it too.
Thanks again
Lee