Less ABV

[Andy44]

Hi All, As I'm getting older I'm finding the home brew a bit strong, is it possible to put less sugar in a kit to lower the ABV to say under 4%.

TIA Andy

 

[Clint]

Yep..or add more water.

 

[Andy44]

Yep..or add more water.

Hi Clint thank you, is there a way of working out the ABV, to say if I add 800g instead of 1kg of sugar or add a litre or 2 of water.

 

[gyurmaember]

Keep measuring the gravity of the wort, form that point there are calculators you can use on line. Never done kits before, this is only my guess how I would do it.

 

[obscure]

Hi Clint thank you, is there a way of working out the ABV, to say if I add 800g instead of 1kg of sugar or add a litre or 2 of water.

If I remember correctly (and with a little help from brewers friend) 100g of sugar on 23 L will give a gravity of 1.002 and will likely ferment completely so give an ABV of .22%, so if you reduce your sugar content by 200g you will knock the ABV down by about .44%

 

[Andy44]

If I remember correctly (and with a little help from brewers friend) 100g of sugar on 23 L will give a gravity of 1.002 and will likely ferment completely so give an ABV of .22%, so if you reduce your sugar content by 200g you will knock the ABV down by about .44%

Thank you

 

[Andy44]

Keep measuring the gravity of the wort, form that point there are calculators you can use on line. Never done kits before, this is only my guess how I would do it.

Thank you

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Is your kit 1.5kg or 1.8kg?

 

[Andy44]

Is your kit 1.5kg or 1.8kg?

Hi, I have 1.5 and 1.7 kits

 

[Cheshire Cat]

1.5 kg plus 1000g brewing sugar will give you 3.8% for 23 litres.

 

[Andy44]

1.5 kg plus 1000g brewing sugar will give you 3.8% for 23 litres.

Thank you

 

[Andy44]

If I put less sugar in would it affect the taste

 

[dad_of_jon]

sugar only really bumps up the abv

 

[Stevieboy]

Not much - alcohol in and of itself is part of the taste, but at these levels, you probably won't notice much taste difference. Mouthfeel maybe.

 

[Cwrw666]

If I remember correctly, in a 23L brew, adding 500g sugar gives you an extra 1% ABV so presumably reducing sugar added reduces ABV by the same amount.

To improve a 1 can kit - brew it short eg to 18L instead of 23 and only add enough sugar to give you the ABV you want. More body, less chance of `homebrew twang', more flavour.

 

[Andy44]

sugar only really bumps up the abv

Thank you

 

[Andy44]

Not much - alcohol in and of itself is part of the taste, but at these levels, you probably won't notice much taste difference. Mouthfeel maybe.

OK thanks

 

[Andy44]

If I remember correctly, in a 23L brew, adding 500g sugar gives you an extra 1% ABV so presumably reducing sugar added reduces ABV by the same amount.

Brill thanks