I will be brewing an all grain brown ale on Saturday. The result should be similar to a New Castle Brown Ale with an expected ABV of 4.2% and 34 IBU's. The expected OG should be 1.044, pre-boil gravity of 1.041, and FG of 1.011.
The grain bill includes...
- 8.5 pounds Maris Otter
- 8 oz Special Roast
- 2 oz Chocolate
- 2 oz Crystal 60
1 oz of Challenger hops will be added for 60 minutes, 0.5 oz of Kent Goldings for 15 minutes, and 0.5 oz of Kent Goldings at 5 minutes for the 60 minute total boil time. I am using White Labs 023 Burton Ale yeast that I will pitch in a yeast starter ~2 days prior to brew day.
I would like to bump up the ABV to 6.5-6.8% if possible. At a minimum, I would like to increase the ABV to 5.6%.
What is the best way to do this without sacrificing taste or body?
If adding sugar, what kind of sugar and how much for a 5 gallon batch?
I do have 1 pound of light DME if needed. I also have Peated Malt grain that I could use.
Thanks very much for any input I receive.