Cheers !! by muckanic » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:47 pm, Post How would they compare after 12 weeks I wonder? A kilo (or pound) of dextrose has 5% less sugar than a kilo (or pound) of sucrose. A lot of brewers use from 20 to 25% dextrose and some even more. In the Recipe Details, you have a 90 minute boil (which is in the XML file), but in the article, you say that you used a 60 minute boil. … Brew Hardware. A second follow-up experiment should probably be to make from the same amount of sucrose invert sugar and compare that against a pure dextrose batch, and see what this gives. Also note the author says this at the start of the article: “my sugar of choice has always been dextrose”. Dextrose is what's dubbed a 'simple sugar' and is used as a sweetener, commonly in baked goods. I think most use either candi sugar or candi syrup. Yes, sugar beets are a GMO product, however, GMO affects a plants protein, which sucrose is not. i cant believe there was a difference. ThermoWorks I don’t think many commercial belgian breweries use dextrose. The dextrose molecule is extremely abundant in nature and can be found in numerous plant and animal tissues. I perceived the beer made with sucrose to have an almost harsh character to it with what seemed to be a somewhat sweeter aroma and flavor, characteristics that were absent in the dextrose version. by stoker » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:28 am, Post I legit thought of you when I made this one, we talked a bit about BGSA at NHC last year didn’t we? Each pound of dextrose corn sugar added will increase the a.b.v. Without getting too chemistry heavy, there are some interesting differences between dextrose and sucrose, namely that the former is made of just a single sugar molecule while the latter consists of both a glucose and fructose molecule. (different profiles of phenol, ester, fusels, etc.). While 15 tasters (p<0.05) would have had to identify the unique sample in order to reach statistical significance, 18 (p=0.002) made the accurate selection, indicating participants in this xBmt could reliably distinguish a Belgian Golden Strong Ale made with corn sugar from one made with table sugar. Generally speaking, chemical names ending in -ose indicate sugars. I love this. High-fructose corn syrup is made from cornstarch and contains more fructose than glucose, compared to regular corn syrup ( 3 ). I am also curious about priming beer with sucrose vs dextrose. And table sugar does NOT produce cidery flavors. It finishes a little beery tasting, which is why beer makers consider it to be neutral. Raw cane sugar is obtained from sugarcane, which is a plant native to tropical regions of the world, such as Southeast Asia. Just an idea if you would want to continue experimenting with sugar. It depends on the perspective. After 4 days, I began ramping the temperature in the chamber to 80°F/27°C over the course of 5 days, at which point I let them finish up for another week. CONTAMINANTS 3.1 HEAVY METALS 3.1.1 Raw cane sugar Raw cane sugar shall be free from heavy metals in amounts which may represent a hazard to human health. Considering you noted the “off flavors” of sucrose being described as cidery with a noticeable sweetness I guess I’ll visit my pantry and not my local home brew store for this batch. Clean sugar cane or sugar beets are cut into pieces and mixed with hot water to remove the sugar. So the reasoning for that, as a general rule in the “comparison” xbmts, we try to keep the same weight of ingredients so the variables introduced are a consequence of the ingredient used. "Syrup" indicates a sugary solution. If you have any thoughts about this xBmt, please do not hesitate to share in the comments section below! Cidery off flavor is due to fermenting too much simple sugar, it does not matter if it is sucrose or dextrose, so that link between harsh, sucrose, and cidery-like that your are trying to see is really not there, and it is most coincidence. This could be another exbeerment by splitting a single batch of any beer into two parts adding dextrose to one half and sucrose to the other when bottling. 3.1.2 Other Sugars To evaluate the differences between beers made with either dextrose (corn sugar) or sucrose (table sugar). I hope you put some aside for comparison down the road, I have only used sucrose but now will try Dextrose for sure. -I have too much blood in my alcohol system-. The difficulty would come in then identifying if the difference in sugar contributions (2.4 lbs of dextrose v 2.2 lbs of sucrose for example) would cause a difference. by Froggy » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:46 pm, Post ="possum". Now I have to go find all those arguments and take it all back. Sugar alcohols tend to have very low GIs. However, of all sugar alcohols available, erythritol is shown to cause less of these negative symptoms due to its small molecular size. For example, “It’s not uncommon for brewers to view dextrose and sucrose as interchangeable, despite the fact the former comes from corn while the latter comes from either sugar cane or beets. While dextrose is used in baking products as a sweetener, it also has medical purposes. At this point, I weighed out identical amounts of dextrose and sucrose, one for each batch. S ugar, in all forms, is a simple carbohydrate that the body converts into glucose and uses for energy. Normally table sugar is MADE FROM cane sugar, but I typically think of table sugar as the refined stuff, and cane sugar the less (or un) refined stuff. Ian, 1.007 vs 1.010 seems like a significant difference in the finals beers, did I miss that being addressed somewhere? Damnit! It has a wide variety of uses, including as a sweetener in many foods and as a medical treatment for low blood sugar and dehydration. Brown sugar will give it a bit of a … But the effect on the body and your overall health depends on the type of sugar you’re eating, either natural or refined. Congrats! The dextrose molecule is a monosaccharide, meaning it consists of a single sugar unit, explain Drs. wow. Having the correct difference in gravity points show how carefully you run the experiment. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence the mixture is called called invert sugar. Surprised by the results of another recent xBmt on simple sugar, I couldn’t help but wonder what impact the type of sugar used in brewing might have and figured I’d check it out for myself! So now what would be the difference if you used Honey or Maple syrup? @Ben Morgan (from the article): My Impressions: I had an easy time telling these beers apart, accurately identifying the odd-beer-out in 5 out of 6 semi-blind triangle tests. I always age my BGSA for much longer. When talking about the ingredient, please don’t use “former” and “latter”. The difference between dextrose and table sugar is just water and normalizing water content is quite common in science, so I do not see how you can get criticized by using that normalization. Organic sugar from cane has many names: When in the supermarket, we can recognize a raw sugar by searching for the following terms: turbinado, evaporated cane juice, dried cane syrup, and dehydrated cane juice. So one conclusion might be that using dextrose instead of the traditional sucrose used in Belgian ales changes the flavour for the worse. I've used cane sugar for wine, with good results. I am using a super reflux still to make spirit than I can add essences to. Since sugar cane may be preferred, especially for things like table sugar, organic sugar cane sugar is becoming more popular, though it is still an extremely small market, and prices reflect rarity. You have added grams as an alternative for hop additions and it would be great if it was possible to add kg for grain for we metricated countries – I know it is easy enough to convert, but handy to have the quantities right there if it is possible. I am about to make my first cider kit which requires 2 pounds of dextrose. Nonetheless, my comment is really minor and I do not think it was what caused your difference. by Froggy » Tue Jan 23, 2007 3:21 am, Post With both dextrose and sucrose being white, powdery, and perceptibly sweet, it makes sense people would think they’d have a similar flavor impact when used in the relatively small portions called for in some beer recipes. My Impressions: I had an easy time telling these beers apart, accurately identifying the odd-beer-out in 5 out of 6 semi-blind triangle tests. Although organic sugar can be fed, a 2009 study showed that organic sugar has a higher ash content than cane sugar (0.03% ash in cane sugar vs 0.20% ash in organic). So my question is there a decernable difference between dextrose and sucrose when used just for carbonation. I would have thought dextrose (aka glucose) would have a similar effect to rice, which yields starch in the mash that’s broken down entirely to glucose. Dextrose has about 10% less convertible sugars in it as table/raw sugar in my experience. Dextrose is a monosaccharide and is defined as simply being a form of glucose or a simple carbohydrate. I'm not 100% sure, but I think some of the sweetness is from ethylacitate(spelling? I would love a reproduction of your experiment because chemically, there is little difference between fructose and glucose outside of taste. Sucrose is better known as table sugar which is commonly extracted from cane sugar and sugar beets. The exact method used to do this is a well-kept secret, but we know it involves a chemical enzymatic process. Sugar cane is a tropical grass that grows 10-20 feet high. Glucose exists at a 1 percent concentration in human blood and is the most important sugar in metabolism. . by theholymackerel » Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:48 am, Post "Syrup" indicates a sugary solution. I started my brew day by collecting two identical volumes of RO water and adjusting them to the same profile before turning on the elements to heat them up. I pressure transferred the beers to sanitized and CO2 flushed serving kegs, which were placed on gas in my cool keezer. Foods are often sweetened with various types of sugars such as glucose, sucrose, fructose and so on and while it is easy to assume that that all of theseare one of a kind, it’s important to look past this and beyond to the biochemistry and nutritional value of the different kinds of sugar molecules. There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Sugar or sucrose has got more sweetness than glucose. The type of sugar in candy and most sugary drinks is known as added sugar. Organic sugar. Organic cane sugar is unrefined sugar minus the cancer-causing and environmentally damaging pesticides present in conventionally-grown sugarcane. Dextrose or glucose, the type of sugar used to measure blood sugar levels, is a primary source of energy for almost all cells of the body, including brain cells. One question though. At the completion of each boil, the wort was quickly chilled with my CFC and run directly into sanitized fermentation kegs. While the water was warming up, I weighed out and milled the grains for each batch. by Rod » Mon Sep 11, 2006 8:29 pm, Post Dextrose, fructose, and glucose are all monosaccharides, known as simple sugars. Sign up to be notified when we publish new content! Both beers were actively fermenting just hours later. So, it all should be over in the foreshots, unless it manages to form an azeotrope in the 80-100C range. A colorless to yellowish syrupy mixture of dextrose, maltose, and dextrins containing about 20 percent water, used in confectionery and alcoholic fermentation. High-fructose corn syrup is a manufactured food product extracted from corn stalks. Think generic white sugar vs. turbinado or demerara (both being completely unrefined cane sugar). But it's also used as a treatment by doctors. by muckanic » Wed Jan 24, 2007 4:48 pm, Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited. The use of simple sugar to make beer stretches far back in the history of brewing, with Belgian brewers known for using a decent portion to assist in making their relatively high alcohol styles deliciously dry. I (DR) myself have been using dextrose (dry powder form) for some time now and notice I seem to get a less sweet tasting alcohol. Generally speaking, chemical names ending in -ose indicate sugars. Thanks for catching that Gary! The worts were boiled for 60 minutes with the sugars being added at the 30 minute mark. This would would indicate a difference in the yeast, perhaps lower health in the sucrose batch, that could be the reason for the significant perceived differences between the beers. Maltodextrin It is a polysaccharide, made of many monosaccharide units, all of which are glucose. Sucrose/table sugar is commonly derived from sugar cane or sugar … Wanting to stick with a simple grist to emphasize any differences, I went with a Belgian Golden Strong Ale for this xBmt, a style known for being made with a decent portion of simple sugar. I probably don’t understand the science very well, but Wikipedia says acid inversion is done at a pH of 2.15 and a temp of 122F. Thanks for another great xBmt. Me too man, me too. With the water properly heated, I mashed in and checked to make sure each batch hit the same target mash temperature. Indeed, the primary sugar produced from malt during the mashing process, maltose, is quite fermentable, though not nearly as much as widely available simple sugars, namely dextrose and sucrose. Fructose is sourced from sugar cane, sugar beets and corn. Not all organic sugar is made with organic cane. Cane sugar is any sugar that comes from the sugar cane plant. Organic sugar comes from sugar cane. That´s why I don’t understand the result from this exbmt… because if sucrose is insert during boil, it is already separeted into two molecules due acidity and heated environment, and so it shouldn’t have added any diference.. What the hell! I’ve been struggling to identify the source of an apple note in my beers. Sugar may seem like a straight-forward topic requiring little explanation, yet all sugars are not quite the same. It also occurs naturally in cane sugar and honey and is incredibly sweet. by duds2u » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:37 pm, Post Dextrose is the name of a simple sugar chemically identical to glucose (blood sugar) that is made from corn. I can’t help suspecting that it’s one of those evocative descriptors that spreads via forums but is actually a very rare or maybe even nonexistent problem. I've used cane sugar for wine, with good results. I enjoyed both though, I wouldn’t shy away from either addition if needed. Sugar forms part of our daily diet acting as a source of energy to the body. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Interesting results. Dextrose is a popular ingredient in many packaged foods because it can be made from starch, while sucrose must be extracted from sucrose-rich plants, such as sugar cane. Longer and higher fermentation temp can help you get rid of it, It’s interesting to know if the it’s also true for priming beer with sucrose/dextrose. Both sugars being nearly 100% fermentable, the final gravities should’ve been the same despite the different expected OGs. I agree, it would definitely be interesting to look into! Amazon In particular Erythritol has a GI of only 1, and it is a safe low calorie sweetener that occurs naturally in some fruits and mushrooms. Never tried cane sugar in beer, but some folks use it for Santaclaus (1year ferment to @ 18%abv). In biochemistry and nutrition, some ingredients and chemicals seem to be just like no other. Both options are loaded with calories and sugar but offer very little nutritional value. It is a plant that is harvested and then extracted. Because I was able to consistently tell the beers apart and preferred the one made with dextrose, I’ll stick with what I’ve been doing, though I’d certainly have no issues substituting sucrose in a pinch. From my research, cider-like flavor is due the yeast breaking down the sucrose into glucose and fructose during refermentation. Homebrew Club and Club Wort for allowing me access to members for data collection! These sugars can combine to form more complex sugars, including the disaccharide known as sucrose, or table sugar.The primary differences between these sugars have to do with the ways in which they are metabolized by the body, and they all play important roles in body function. Sub product just like diacetyl. This is a list of sugars and sugar products.Sugar is the generalized name for sweet, short-chain, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Sugar, and all about sugar washes. Therefore, cane and beet sugar are both chemically identical. This is a list of sugars and sugar products.Sugar is the generalized name for sweet, short-chain, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is the principal circulating sugar in the blood and the major energy source of the body. Once each 60 minute mash was complete, I removed the grains then began heating the wort. 2. It’s not uncommon for brewers to view dextrose and sucrose as interchangeable, despite the fact the former comes from corn while the latter comes from either sugar cane or beets. The minerals required to digest sugar are calcium, phosphorous, chromium, magnesium, cobalt, copper, iron, zinc and manganese. Possibly both ethylacitate and acetaldehyde come off with some ethyl and methyl in the foreshots and or heads. All designs are available in various colors and sizes on Amazon! Special thanks to both P.A.L.E. Well I thought I would try this again yesterday. Learn how your comment data is processed. The % used is kept dowm somewhat because of the slightly higher price. Natural sugar cane is brimming with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, fibers, and phytonutrients that help the body digest the naturally occurring sugars. Add more liquid Sugar is typically extracted from sugar beets or sugar cane. I use simple sugar in a few styles such as Double IPA and Belgian Golden Strong Ale where my goal is to amp up the ABV without producing a chewy body, and my sugar of choice has always been dextrose. “It’s not uncommon for brewers to view dextrose and sucrose as interchangeable, despite the fact dextrose comes from corn while sucrose comes from either sugar cane or beets. Brazil is presently the highest producer of sugar in the world. Left: Dextrose 1.080 OG | Right: Sucrose 1.082 OG. Westmalle Tripel is done with candy sugar or invert syrup, but has a higher hop bitterness, while Duvel is done with glucose, and is much lower than Westmalle tripel on hop bitterness. A nice one would be adding the sugar after three days, an the other one during boiling. Both options are loaded with calories and sugar but offer very little nutritional value. A cup of sugar weighs approximately 250g, a cup of The Sugar Breakup Dextrose weighs approximately 180g. While it seems intuitive that more "natural" sweeteners, like organic tapioca syrup, would offer a healthier alternative to normal sugar, that's not necessarily the case. Hydrometer measurements at this time showed similar attenuation between the beers. 3apple can com from fermentation acetyldehide is the name. There’s no evidence for cidery flavour in this experiment, just a difference between glucose and sucrose. William’s Brewing Shall we sprinkle sucrose over the and around the fermenter as it is more artistic that adding it to the fermenting beer? It is probably the only truly raw, organic, natural, low calorie, and low glycemic sweetener available. Dextrose has tended to be my go-to when using sugar in beer, but I never really harbored strong feelings either way and admittedly didn’t expect this xBmt to return significant results. Glucose is having less sweetness than sugar. I’m going to have to start paying attention to what I wear on brew day. I've used dextrose in beer, and I have distilled dextrose wash, in a potstill. The Brew Bag Increased GI distress seems to be dependent on how much and how often someone eats it ().Those following a low FODMAP diet are advised to avoid erythritol during the elimination phase, just to be on the safe side. Compared to white sugar, organic cane sugar has the full-bodied taste of sugarcane and is much less processed, retaining a lot of the nutrients present in cane … Never tried cane sugar in beer, but some folks use it for Santaclaus (1year ferment to @ 18%abv). This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I just want to blast through the text and not have to re-read something to figure out which is which. Indeed Matt. There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Interesting to see there’s a difference. No taste, but definitely something that can be perceived! While this is a natural sugar, our body cannot produce it, and it can be difficult to break down in large quantities. It’s not uncommon for brewers to view dextrose and sucrose as interchangeable, despite the fact the former comes from corn while the latter comes from either sugar cane or beets. Adventures in Homebrewing The result is a sugar compound having a structure not found in the natural world. 1. I naturally carbonate two bottles of this home brewed blonde ale. Curious as to why you used the same sugar weights and not the same amount of sugar molecules. While I enjoyed both beers, my preference was for the beer made with dextrose. This assumption makes some sense considering both sugars are 100% fermentable, though dextrose does contribute slightly fewer points per gallon (ppg)– 42 ppg compared to sucrose’s 46 ppg. The culprit is suspected to be acetaldehyde (which is actually the final precursor to EtOH during fermentation). If you want something that tastes more like apple sugar, use 2/3 organic cane sugar (light turbinado) and 1/3 dextrose. The 18 participants who made the accurate selection on the triangle test were instructed to complete a brief preference survey comparing only the beers that were different. It was 90 minutes, I’ll update it when I get a second. Brewer’s Hardware A pretty emphatic decision in this experiment, thanks for a great topic. Perhaps it’s from the sucrose I’ve been bottle priming with? So I wanted to use the same percentage of the grist (which is done by weight in BeerSmith) with ingredients homebrewers would use, the corn sugar was from LD carlson. That said, I’m totally up for re-doing this one or exploring other sugars and examining it by the sugar molecule contribution! The tasters preferred the sucrose beer over the dextrose beer (10:8), so presumably didn’t agree that there was a “harsh” off flavour. I’ve once added some table sugar after the initial fermentation instead of boil with good results for a herbal tripel. Four US states produce sugar cane… It seems like everything that ” shouldn’t” make a difference does. Only advantage I found with Dextrose was that it disolves more easily than cane sugar … Aren’t Belgian ales normally made with sucrose in the form of candi sugar rather than dextrose? ="duds2u". I perceived the beer made with sucrose to have *an almost harsh character* to it with what seemed to be a somewhat sweeter aroma and flavor, characteristics that were absent in the dextrose version. But is all sugar bad for you, or can certain forms provide some nutritional benefit? Each participant was served 1 sample of the beer made with dextrose and 2 samples of the beer made with sucrose in different colored opaque cups then asked to identify the unique sample. Using extra wort from each batch, I made vitality starters with Imperial Yeast B45 Gnome. ... Sugar generally is processed through the use of sugar cane. So, it might be that the higher hop bitterness of Westmalle masks this taste, and it could even be that the experiments of professor De Clerck, who helped design the blonde Duvel showed this taste, which lead to using dextrose as adjunct. The filled fermentation kegs were placed in a chamber controlled to my desired fermentation temperature of 64°F/18°C and left for a couple hours before the yeast was pitched. 3. Hope to see you in New England. If you enjoy this stuff and feel compelled to support Brulosophy.com, please check out the Support page for details on how you can very easily do so. A total of 30 people of varying levels of experience participated in this xBmt. Cane sugar, molasses, barley malt... the list goes on and on for the different types and names of sugar. Dextrose vs Sugar. The key difference between dextrose and sucrose is that the dextrose is a monosaccharide whereas the sucrose is a disaccharide.. We can divide carbohydrates into different groups such as monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides according to their chemical nature. The Sugar Breakup Dextrose is lighter than sugar. MoreBeer! The main reason for this would be to suppress one extra variable. The molecule has the chemical formula C6H12O6 and is common in nature both on its own and chemically combined with other monosaccharides to form larger sugars and starch molecules. Glucose found in processed foods is in the form of dextrose that got derived from cornstarch. A follow-up experiment could be to make the same recipe, with one batch pure dextrose and one batch pure fructose. The description of harshness makes me a bit more suspicious of that than usual. Fructose is the primary sugar found in fruit.Sucrose refers to what we commonly call “table sugar.” Sucrose is a double sugar with a 1:1 ratio of glucose and fructose that are chemically bonded together. Glucose and Dextrose are biochemically identical. I’ve argued for years that corn sugar versus table sugar in bottling makes no difference because “science” and stuff. Then again, they do come from different sources, so claims that each imparts a unique characteristic are also completely understandable, and the fact tasters in this xBmt were able to reliably distinguish beers made with either dextrose or sucrose supports this notion. While it seems intuitive that more "natural" sweeteners, like organic tapioca syrup, would offer a healthier alternative to normal sugar, that's not necessarily the case. My oppinion is that it can be simple as that sometimes it is hard to perfectly repeat two condition in two fermentors at home, even side to side. “. Pants vs No Pants, a time-honered brewing debate. Note the preference was in favour of sucrose, not the other way round. However, there are some who avoid using sucrose due to concerns i can result in a cider-like off-flavor in their beer, a claim that is often repeated on homebrew forums and at club meetings. 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