Bertiebert
New Member
Hi, please somebody tell me I'm wrong here.
I've done three beer kits thus far. Each one has an advertised ABV between 4.3 -4.7% yet I've had to add sugars each time to get anywhere close to this.
The latest kit is a Saint Peter's ruby, it's advertised but 4.3 ABV. Once I thoroughly mixed the wart I took a gravity reading. It was very low, around 1.035. now if this was to ferment down to 0.000 (I know it can't) it would give about 4.5% ABV. If we assume it ferments down to 0.010 it would only yield 3.3%ABV. If my calculations are correct this is considerably less than the advertised 4.3%?
Anyway I've ended up adding 500 grams of dextrose to bring the ABV up to 0.044. If this ferments down to the given 0.010 it should give me a beer of 4.5% right?
If I'm right why is the ABV on the kit so low?
If I'm wrong then please somebody put me right.
Thanks,
I've done three beer kits thus far. Each one has an advertised ABV between 4.3 -4.7% yet I've had to add sugars each time to get anywhere close to this.
The latest kit is a Saint Peter's ruby, it's advertised but 4.3 ABV. Once I thoroughly mixed the wart I took a gravity reading. It was very low, around 1.035. now if this was to ferment down to 0.000 (I know it can't) it would give about 4.5% ABV. If we assume it ferments down to 0.010 it would only yield 3.3%ABV. If my calculations are correct this is considerably less than the advertised 4.3%?
Anyway I've ended up adding 500 grams of dextrose to bring the ABV up to 0.044. If this ferments down to the given 0.010 it should give me a beer of 4.5% right?
If I'm right why is the ABV on the kit so low?
If I'm wrong then please somebody put me right.
Thanks,
