Non fermentable sweeteners?

[isolation123]

Hi guys.

Here is the problem I have. My first brew was youngs brewbuddy cider and to prime I did 1 level teaspoon caster sugar and 1 teaspoon splenda sweetener ( which I used to sweeten as I like it sweeter) anyway I have tried some and it is very fizzy so that leads me to believe that the spenda fermented aswell as the sugar as the main ingredient in splenda is maltrodextrin which is fermentable. wow help???? So I am now brewing young's harvest stout which I would like to be sweeter but of course I don't want it to be really fizzy. Any help advice from you experts would be gratefully appreciated.

isolation123

 

[Dunfie]

Hi isolation123

You could try adding some Lactose (Milk Sugar) which would certainly be suitable for sweetening your stout.

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[tubby_shaw]

Hi isolation123 and welcome to the forum :
You do not say what volume of cider was primed with the caster sugar and splenda, so I'll guess it was one tsp of each per pint.
If that is the case then yes your cider will be fizzy as 1tsp/pint will give a very high carbonation level :thumb:
It is my experience that the maltodextrins present in splenda are unfermentable by normal brewery yeasts and as such should be leaving a background sweetness
As for sweetening your stout try your local homebrew shop or chemists and ask them for lactose, this is an unfermentable (by brewery yeasts) sugar traditionally used to sweeten stouts :thumb:

 

[isolation123]

Thanks for the quick replies. I have heard rumours that using lactose leaves the brew with a weird texture / taste is that true and how else can i sweeten my brew?

thanks

isolation123

 

[isolation123]

Yes it was brown grolsch type swing top bottles.

 

[tubby_shaw]

Good quality lactose won't leave a weird texture in your brew as for taste it depends on your taste buds :hmm: All sweeteners will leave their own flavour profile in your brew it just depends whether you personally find them objectionable
There are other artificial sweeteners to try such as saccharin tablets, aspartame etc or you could try the liquid wine sweeteners from home brew suppliers.
But at the end of the day it will be down to personal preference I am afraid :)