Brewed an imperial milk stout yesterday and while my equipment profile was already selected, the volumes of water were incorrect. I didn't realize this till the middle of the boil. Didn't boil off enough, essentially, and ended with a lower OG than expected. Completely my fault for not verifying the numbers beforehand. I know. Stoopid.
Anyway, I don't mind the lower OG so much, but the beer will be a little thinner than I'd like. I added 1lb of Lactose to this 5 gallon batch during the boil. My thought is to potentially increase the mouthfeel (while I understand this will sweeten the beer), by adding another 0.5lb to 1lb of Lactose at packaging.
Don't know if this matters, but after primary, the beer will be thrown into a used bourbon barrel for a month or two and then will have cold brewed espresso added to it at packaging. So there will be some other variables that can potentially balance the additional sweetness.
Is there another way to add body besides Lactose? And is 1.5 to 2lbs of Lactose too much in a 5 gallon batch?
Anyway, I don't mind the lower OG so much, but the beer will be a little thinner than I'd like. I added 1lb of Lactose to this 5 gallon batch during the boil. My thought is to potentially increase the mouthfeel (while I understand this will sweeten the beer), by adding another 0.5lb to 1lb of Lactose at packaging.
Don't know if this matters, but after primary, the beer will be thrown into a used bourbon barrel for a month or two and then will have cold brewed espresso added to it at packaging. So there will be some other variables that can potentially balance the additional sweetness.
Is there another way to add body besides Lactose? And is 1.5 to 2lbs of Lactose too much in a 5 gallon batch?