Ermm.... what is candi sugar ?

[Bromley Brewery]

Q:
I'm happy with:
Cane sugar = sucrose
Glucose
Spray malt
BKE = Glucose and spray malt

BUT what is "candi sugar" - I presume it is another name for one of the above

[wetdog]

this is the wikipedia definition;

A Belgian sugar used in brewing, especially stronger beers such as dubbel and trippel; basically this is an invert sugar, i.e. one that has been converted from sucrose to a mixture of fructose and glucose by heating with water and some acid, usually citric acid. It is used to boost the alcohol content without adding extra body to the beer and without forcing the yeast to produce invertase, which some drinkers claim adds an undesirable taste to the beer.

Also used as a priming sugar, to aid in bottle-conditioning and carbonation, with the same benefits as listed above.

[arturobandini]

It's a sugar you can add to Belgian style Beers in the vein of Duvel, Chimay, Leffe etc pre fermentation. It can raise the alcohol content to the desired superior strengths 9%, 8%, 7% etc but doesn't add the same body to the beer that raising up the sugar levels with other sugars would do to the brew...apparently. I think it's used specifically in these Belgian types but can see no reason why you wouldn't use it in other types of beer brewing should these similar effects be the ones you're after. Brewferm give conflicting information regarding the sugars to use for their beer kits; sometimes they'll write that white cane is the one to go for and other documentation they'll say candi only.

Going off most of the brewers here and what they have been using I've plumped for 1kg of light Candi for use in my Diabolo 18l brew. I've ordered it from the the website I've linked to below....




http://www.hopandgrape.co.uk/Basket/cha ... desc=LIGHT

[adm]

I just used half a kilo of it in my Intergalactic Pale Ale - which will be about 8% ABV and 106 IBU. I wanted to boost the alcohol, but not increase the body or maltiness as otherwise it would start going towards Barley WIne territory.