summer ale

[benken25]

i am looking to make a low carb mid strenght beer that i can drink heaps of in summer this is the recipe i was thinking of

 

1 can real ale

500g light dry malt

250g dried corn syrup

12g cascade hops steeped for 10 mins

12g cascade dry hopped after 3 days

dry enzime

supplied yeast

 

has anyone done anything similar befor or what do u think[joyful]

[AussieJosh]

Sounds good!

I personaly do not think it needs the 250g dried corn syrup.

It will still be a mid stregth beer with the 500g malt and have less calaries.[biggrin]

[PB2]

Yep, if you plan to use enzyme don't add maltodextrin (aka dried corn syrup) and don't bottle into glass. The enzyme is not deactivated, even when you think the brew has finished fermenting in the tub, and may produce over-pressured bottles. [rightful]

[benken25]

i have started the brew the og was 1034 will the corn syrup and alot to the alcohol content

[Muddy Waters]

The maltodextrin (also known as the more confusing name of corn syrup) is essentially non fermentable - any alcohol content it adds will be negligible.

[PB2]

Enzyme will work at the maltodextrin and break it down into fermentable sugars. Please note my advice in previous post about using glass.

[benken25]

so plastic it is then would i still use the same amound of carbonation drops per bottle of should i use less maybe 1 per 700ml bottle

[AussieJosh]

If you are using the coopers plastic pet bottles use two carb drops...other plastic bottles 700ml id use two carb drops also.