Dextrose 1kg – Craft Bag

R55.00 incl. VAT

Dextrose Monohydrate

Dextrose brewing sugar often referred to as “corn sugar” or “glucose” can be used in place of white sugar “sucrose” in either your fermentation or for priming your beer when bottling or kegging, it dissolves faster than white sugar and is 100% fermentable.

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Dextrose
Dextrose 1kg - Craft Bag R55.00 incl. VAT

Dextrose Monohydrate

Dextrose brewing sugar often referred to as “corn sugar” or “glucose” can be used in place of white sugar “sucrose” in either your fermentation or for priming your beer when bottling or kegging, it dissolves faster than white sugar and is 100% fermentable.

Dextrose Monohydrate

Probably the most common of the sugars discussed in brewing, made up almost entirely of glucose/dextrose. It will ferment completely, contribute more alcohol content than a similar amount of malt extract, and lighten the brew’s body and flavour.

Corn sugar will also ferment very rapidly, and will thus shorten the time your beer will need to spend fermenting. The most common use of corn sugar is as a priming sugar during the bottling process.

FORM & PACK SIZE AVAILABLE:

  • 1 Kg bag

More information:

Dextrose is a monosaccharide, a simple sugar, and is used as a building block for biological structures or can be broken down to power life-sustaining biochemical reactions.

During the production of beer, the mashing of grain breaks down many compounds with starch comprising a bulk of the targeted compounds. The starches are broken down by enzymes into constituent parts, and some of these are dextrose molecules.

During the kettle, some dextrose binds with nitrogen-containing substances in a colour- and flavour-forming Maillard reaction then consumed by yeast during fermentation and in turn, yeast releases alcohol, carbon dioxide, and flavour and aroma active compounds.

Why would we want to use anything other than the sugars that come naturally from the barley? Well there are a few reasons that may apply in some circumstances: a.) To raise the alcohol level without increasing the body of the beer. b.) To lighten the body of the beer while maintaining the alcohol level. c.) To add some interesting flavours. d.) To prime the beer for carbonation.

Additional information

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 20 × 20 × 5 cm
Brand

Cactus Craft

MPN

dmh0001

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