Increasing Alcohol Content

[cryptofix]

I want my next batch of beer to be a stout. I have not gotten a kit yet but I am sure the alcohol content will not be as high as I want. I want mine to be around 8% or more. What should I add more of to increase the alcohol content? More sugar or more yeast and sugar? How much and what type should I use of these ingredients? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[evrose]

I have not gotten a kit yet but I am sure the alcohol content will not be as high as I want. I want mine to be around 8% or more.

How can you be so sure if you haven't picked the kit yet? There are several kits that result in an ABV above 8%. Try an Imperial Stout.

For example: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/imperial-stout-all-grain-kit.html

 

[Waynep005]

If this is a extract kit the easy answere is more extract. Thisn will increase the amount of alsohol in the beer but you should also change the Hops so that the balance of the brew is not changed to much. I would look arround for a stout kit that has a ab close to what you wantsince that would already be ballanced.

 

[RM-MN]

Brewers Best Kits has a Russian Imperial Stout that comes in at 7.75% to 8.25% alcohol and you don't have to change anything to get there.

 

[Cyclman]

Adding sugar can dry out the beer or even throw the flavor out of balance. An Imperial or Russian Imperal will be what you want.