i must be spoiled by store bought micro brews where nearly all the ones i buy are 6 percent or better alcohol content.
i recently brewed and tapped a bavarian weizen and though delicious it was disappointingly low on alcohol content. a hydrometer reading shows a tad over 2 percent alc.
here is the recipe i followed.
6lbs Wheat malt extract
1lb light malt extract
1oz hallertauer hops - boiling
1 tablet irish moss
1/2oz saaz hops - aroma
liquid Wyeast #3068 weihenstephen weizen
is there anyway to boost the alc? something to add to the basic brew that will increase alc?
i know that this particular beer can have a higher alc... because i have in hand a store bought lagunitas doppel weizen that reports alc. 9 percent by vol.
i'm new to homebrew beer crafting and have not completed much of the required reading. i hope someone can explain why my beer is so weak and especially how i might bring up the alc without disturbing the characteristics of a particular beer.
thanks,
tws
i recently brewed and tapped a bavarian weizen and though delicious it was disappointingly low on alcohol content. a hydrometer reading shows a tad over 2 percent alc.
here is the recipe i followed.
6lbs Wheat malt extract
1lb light malt extract
1oz hallertauer hops - boiling
1 tablet irish moss
1/2oz saaz hops - aroma
liquid Wyeast #3068 weihenstephen weizen
is there anyway to boost the alc? something to add to the basic brew that will increase alc?
i know that this particular beer can have a higher alc... because i have in hand a store bought lagunitas doppel weizen that reports alc. 9 percent by vol.
i'm new to homebrew beer crafting and have not completed much of the required reading. i hope someone can explain why my beer is so weak and especially how i might bring up the alc without disturbing the characteristics of a particular beer.
thanks,
tws