Re: First recipe without a kit

"Denny Conn" <denny.g.conn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Just James wrote:
>
>> I read somewhere table sugar can give an "off" taste.  I presume you
>> don't share that *****sment.
>
> I don't think anyone believes that any more.  It's an old myth that has
> been disproven.  Using sugar in amounts up to 20% of your total
> fermentables has been shown to not cause off flavors.

I have gone way beyond 20% and not found the classic "cidery" flavor. 
While 
not my best batch, 75% corn sugar did not make a cidery beer.