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When I add Corn Sugar to a recipe, the FG goes up. My understanding is that Corn Sugar is 100% fermentable, and since it ferments into alcohol, the FG estimate should actually go down.
As an example, create a recipe with 7 pounds Pale Liquid Extract.
The OG is 1.050 & the FG 1.013.
Add a pound of corn sugar, and the OG goes 1.059, and the FG increases to 1.015.
Since the pound of corn sugar adds about 1% alcohol, I would expect it to decrease the FG by 2 points.
Am I missing something?
As an example, create a recipe with 7 pounds Pale Liquid Extract.
The OG is 1.050 & the FG 1.013.
Add a pound of corn sugar, and the OG goes 1.059, and the FG increases to 1.015.
Since the pound of corn sugar adds about 1% alcohol, I would expect it to decrease the FG by 2 points.
Am I missing something?