Just done the Coopers IPA from Wilkos today. At 23ltrs the recipe calls for 1.5kgs Light Dry Malt.
This is my 4th brew and the last 2 brews i have done, not Coopers, i have used brew enhancer so decided to go the same route again using 1kg plus 500g of brewing sugar that i had lying about.
I had assumed enhancer, spray malt and sugar could replace each other like for like and not affect what the o.g. should be. I think my assumption may be wrong.
My o.g. reading is 1060 as opposed to Coopers suggested 1046. Am i heading for a sickly overly sweet strong ale or heading for a rather blurry Christmas with a palatable strong ale...or....can someone get me out of this mess?
This is my 4th brew and the last 2 brews i have done, not Coopers, i have used brew enhancer so decided to go the same route again using 1kg plus 500g of brewing sugar that i had lying about.
I had assumed enhancer, spray malt and sugar could replace each other like for like and not affect what the o.g. should be. I think my assumption may be wrong.
My o.g. reading is 1060 as opposed to Coopers suggested 1046. Am i heading for a sickly overly sweet strong ale or heading for a rather blurry Christmas with a palatable strong ale...or....can someone get me out of this mess?