Best Mid Strength Beer

[WSC]

Hi All,

I have a family type function coming up later in the year.

What is the best mid/low beer you have made?

Want to end up with XXXX Gold type beer. Must have body and flavour.

I am into full strength and trying different beers but can't be bothered listening to people/annoying uncles etc sooking about drinking full strength ales or wheat beers.

I was thinking about Morgans QLD Gold tin , 250g Corn Sugar, Saflager made up to 22litres. Brewcraft calculator says FG 1011 and 3%.

Appreciate your thoughts and ideas.

[Chris]

That sounds OK, but consider using 300-500g malt instead. You'll get better body, and it won't push you alcohol up quite as much as corn sugar. Hence, you should be able to put more in.

[Terry]

I believe that Brewcraft stock a XXXX Gold kit. I was tempted to get some last year because they gave away a free pair of thongs with every can but thought better of it as the thongs were bright yellow.

[WSC]

Hi Chris,

The calculator on brewcraft sight shows that if you add malt it makes higher alc content than the corn sugar.

Have they got it wrong?

[NTRabbit]

I think he missed that corn sugar is corn syrup, or more properly Maltodextrin - which does not ferment.

A kit can with 250g of dried malt and 250g of corn sugar/corn syrup/maltodextrin should give you a 3.5% midstrength with decent body.

[Rough60]

NTRabbit has hit the nail on the head with that recipie, best mid strength brew kit around in my opinion. If you get more adventurous try using 2 Morgans Master blend cans and add your own hops. This will give about the same alc. with heaps more different style beers.
Maltodextrin does ferment at a bit less than 25% of dextrose/sucrose. Evey 200g would raise the alc. about .1% in a 22L brew.
Cheers.

[WSC]

Do you have any recipes of the 2 x morgans master brew cans?

I have used these in the past to add to kits and they seem tops, add great flavour, body and head.