Using brown sugar in brown ale

[samnorfolk]

Ive read a few recipes and seen that people have used brown sugar in some recipes, anyone have experience of this?

 

[MyQul]

I'm pretty sure 'bog standard' brown sugar is just coloured white sugar. I'd go for something like demera or muscavado, if I was going to add brown sugar as it's still got some of the molasess in it.

 

[samnorfolk]

I'm pretty sure 'bog standard' brown sugar is just coloured white sugar. I'd go for something like demera or muscavado, if I was going to add brown sugar as it's still got some of the molasess in it.

what will this bring to the brew though, apart from a higher ABV? (which tbh I'm not sure id want/need)

 

[MyQul]

Brown sugar or demera/muscavado? Well brown sugar, nothing apart from thiner beer/higher ABV. Demera/musacavado should bring some(toffee/caramel) flavour because of the unrefined molasess

 

[Flatline9]

+1 for thinning out beer, I experimented with regular sugar with some pals to create a strong beer. Came out very thin, but surprisingly good. Also, Dave Miller's book says brown sugar can give a strong rum-like flavour.

 

[Personal91]

+1 for thinning out beer, I experimented with regular sugar with some pals to create a strong beer. Came out very thin, but surprisingly good. Also, Dave Miller's book says brown sugar can give a strong rum-like flavour.

thats becasue its less refined and therefore closer to cane sugar