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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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.