Beginner help

irish1759 · Nov 19, 2021

I'm pretty new to home brewing having done about 4 kids so far. Recently did a Mangrove Jack's hopped cider and there pink Grapefruit IPA.

I'm just about to brew mangrove jack's gold lager, I only have 1kg of light spraymalt at home but heard it can give a lower abv then using LME or dextrose.
Could I had caster sugar or granulated sugar to bump up the abv a little with giving off flavours. And if so home much would be a good amount to add. Or while I hold off and place order from more dextrose etc...

Hazelwood Brewery · Nov 19, 2021

You can definitely add sugar to raise the ABV. Many lagers include sugar in the recipe to also give a lighter drier finish.

600g will give you about 1% in a five-gallon batch.

irish1759 · Nov 19, 2021

Excellent, was going to chance 500g but I'll up it to 600g. Just waiting for the little one to get back from school. She wouldn't be happy with I made some beer without her, she is old gone 5 too

Hazelwood Brewery · Nov 19, 2021

500g would be fine. I love that your little girls wants to be involved!

Good luck with the brew.

irish1759 · Nov 19, 2021

Only think is she wants to drink it too, she loves drink the left over in the tube from taking hydrometer readings and is pretty found of sours.
She will check the fermenter every night before she goes to bed or check to see if the bottles are going ok when carbing

Hazelwood Brewery · Nov 19, 2021

irish1759 said:
Only think is she wants to drink it too, she loves drink the left over in the tube from taking hydrometer readings and is pretty found of sours.
She will check the fermenter every night before she goes to bed or check to see if the bottles are going ok when carbing

That’s brilliant!

devexwarrior · Nov 19, 2021

My girls were well versed in the use of a bottle opener and pouring when they were young. Sadly they have both grown up and pour beer for their respective other halves. Enjoy it while you can.

An Ankoù · Nov 19, 2021

devexwarrior said:
My girls were well versed in the use of a bottle opener and pouring when they were young. Sadly they have both grown up and pour beer for their respective other halves. Enjoy it while you can.

Have you not got any grandchildren to train up?
Perhaps they subscribe to the philosphy: "There's two things in life, son: beer and women. The other's ok when you can't get the real thing!"

devexwarrior · Nov 19, 2021

An Ankoù said:
Have you not got any grandchildren to train up?
Perhaps they subscribe to the philosphy: "There's two things in life, son: beer and women. The other's ok when you can't get the real thing!"

A grand daughter, but she's not yet 2 so a bit young for training.

irish1759 · Dec 3, 2021

Just got around to bottling the MJ golden lager. Ended up 14 days in the fermenter, due to work. Used the 1kg of spraymalt and 600g of caster sugar and at constant 21°C .Tastes pretty good out of the sample jar and an ABV of 4.988% happy with that.

devexwarrior · Dec 3, 2021

I pretty much go with 14 days as standard now.

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