Lactose will add the equivalent of 1.035 SG per lb per gallon. It is not as sweet as dextrose (table sugar), but can easily be added in excess. For a milk stout I'd rarely add more than 4 oz for a 5 gallon batch.Have yet to try this myself but lactose is non fermentable. Beer brewers often use lactose in stouts (milk stouts). It's sweet but not as sweet as sucrose. I couldn't tell you how much to add but I believe that lactose is 1/6 as sweet as table sugar.
But what does "bit" mean? If at a certain pH I want to sweeten with say, 4 oz of sugar /gallon how many oz of lactose will give me the same amount of sweetness - a lb? more?If you want a sweeter end product, try adding a bit of lactose (sometimes sold as milk sugar)
Best I can tell you is that 4 oz in a 5 gallon batch of stout is noticeable. I would think a lb would be way too much, unless you like things very sweet. I didn't take the change in SG into account (doubt I ever tested it after adding, if I did I lost it a few years back when my hard drive crapped out and I lost 200+ sets of notes on previous batches), was following a recipe I got from Zymurgy magazine.But what does "bit" mean? If at a certain pH I want to sweeten with say, 4 oz of sugar /gallon how many oz of lactose will give me the same amount of sweetness - a lb? more?
That is one I want to try.Lol. Got a batch of root beer wine just started. I’ll get my notes and recipe together.
That is one I want to try.
I guess not, but I keep on looking, thanksI never did get that recipe on here did I? I’ll get it tomorrow
I guess not, but I keep on looking, thanks
Well, opened a bottle tonight, it’s just not for me. It might be ok if I had a soda stream bu5 as it is it’s just off tasting.Root beer wine.
10 2ltr bottles of Barq’s root beer
6 16.9 oz bottles (just because I had them)
7 LB sugar. Brie 21.8
Ec-1118 yeast
Started 1/21/18
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