Delta3
Active Member
Hi all,
Been brewing a double can kit for a couple of weeks and getting ready to stick it into secondary over the next few days. With that in mind I've been thinking of my next brew... I've got a single can kit and was contemplating brewing it at 5l rather than the 23l, and not adding any additional sugar of any form.
I've read some were a better way to bump up the abv without losing body is to not add as much water (rather than adding sugar, malt, honey etc.).
Would such a strong concentration work? Or would it be too strong for the yeast to do its work on the mix i.e. the yeast dies before all the sugars are fermented?
From what I understand a wine yeast wouldn't be particularly good because it can't digest the sugars in the malt?
If it helps it's a wilkco's stout kit...
Been brewing a double can kit for a couple of weeks and getting ready to stick it into secondary over the next few days. With that in mind I've been thinking of my next brew... I've got a single can kit and was contemplating brewing it at 5l rather than the 23l, and not adding any additional sugar of any form.
I've read some were a better way to bump up the abv without losing body is to not add as much water (rather than adding sugar, malt, honey etc.).
Would such a strong concentration work? Or would it be too strong for the yeast to do its work on the mix i.e. the yeast dies before all the sugars are fermented?
From what I understand a wine yeast wouldn't be particularly good because it can't digest the sugars in the malt?
If it helps it's a wilkco's stout kit...