Sugar question

[McAle]

What type of sugar is brown sugar? Is it fermentable? Does it add any flavor or body to the beer?

 

[JuanMoore]

Most brown sugar these days is just white table sugar that's had a little molasses sprayed on it. Like any simple sugar, it will make your beer drier, thinner (less body), and higher in alcohol. In larger amounts it will also add a little molasses flavor.

 

[homebrewdad]

Brown sugar is close to cane sugar, but not quite. It will not add body, but will in fact dry out the beer. It take a lot to add any real flavor.

 

[McAle]

Thanks for the reply everyone.