increasing ABV after fermentation has started?

[Personal91]

It will have a thicker and slightly sweeter flavour. Not all sugars in honey ferment. Also, you'll retain some of the honey aroma.

i will defo be testing this soon with 2 batches of TC , 1 DJ with only white sugar and 1 only with honey for sugars

 

[Benjamin_B]

i will defo be testing this soon with 2 batches of TC , 1 DJ with only white sugar and 1 only with honey for sugars

I want to make a barley wine soon -- and you need to get your OG up to 1090 range, which involves adding about 1 kg of honey to 20L or so.

 

[Personal91]

I want to make a barley wine soon -- and you need to get your OG up to 1090 range, which involves adding about 1 kg of honey to 20L or so.

keep us posted, I haven't made a wine from fruit yet so would be interested to hear how you do it and how it turns out

 

[Braufather]

Ok so didn't do anything in the end. I was hoping the gravity might drop enough to give acceptable strength. Didn't really happen ended on 1012. , so with 0G 1038 that 3.4%

Actually tastes quite nice but maybe a bit thin. Can I add some sugar now to get it to a respectable 4%. Or maybe mix with some vodka with espresso before racking to give it a twist-anyone done that?

 

[Personal91]

Ok so didn't do anything in the end. I was hoping the gravity might drop enough to give acceptable strength. Didn't really happen ended on 1012. , so with 0G 1038 that 3.4%

Actually tastes quite nice but maybe a bit thin. Can I add some sugar now to get it to a respectable 4%. Or maybe mix with some vodka with espresso before racking to give it a twist-anyone done that?

What yeast did you use again ?

 

[Braufather]

What yeast did you use again ?

White labs liquid Irish ale, and made a starter too as was expecting higher OG!

 

[Personal91]

White labs liquid Irish ale, and made a starter too as was expecting higher OG!

i cant say i know that yeast - so my first question is what temps does the yeast like
what temp did you make your starter at + what was the average temp of your brew while brewing?

 

[Braufather]

Fermented at 19 degrees as directed and been kept there . Starter was at room temperature.

 

[chimpo]

If you want the abv up but not watered down why not add some high % alcohol. Seems a simple solution without going into it to much.

 

[Braufather]

could i maybe add some add coffee liquour when racking? would that work? turn it into a coffee stout?

 

[Braufather]

so thats what i am going to do. bought a bottle of Kahlua last night and am going to use it as priming sugar.

 

[BeerCat]

White labs liquid Irish ale, and made a starter too as was expecting higher OG!

That yeast for me normally finishes at 1010 unless i add any crystal etc. Its a good idea to keep some spray malt handy in case you miss your SG.