Adding Dextrose to All Grain Recipe

[brianbrewed]

Planning this recipe to use up some leftover hops. Going to add some dextrose to push up the ABV.
Is this a mad idea?
I've seen something similar in an Pliny the Elder Clone.

Fermentables:

Pale Ale 2 Row 3.1 KG
Vienna Malt 1 KG
Wheat Malt 300 g
Carapils 300 g

Dextrose 500g

Hops

Amarillo 25g 60mins

Amarillo 25g 30mins
Cascade 25g 30mins

Amarillo 20g Flame out
Cascade 20g Flame Out

OG 1.056
FG 1.014
ABV 5.5

[Jacob]

Is this a mad idea?

Nope Dextrose is just a sugar and it will 'dry' your beer. You'll get less body, more %. 

[Bubbles]

Planning this recipe to use up some leftover hops. Going to add some dextrose to push up the ABV.
Is this a mad idea?

Not a mad idea, but it's worth remembering that Pliny the Elder is a Double IPA of around 8%. The corn sugar is there for a good reason, to thin out the body and keep what is a strong beer quite dry and drinkable.

Adding sugar to your recipe won't have any ill-effect, but as Jacob says, there will be less body. If you want more alcohol in your beer, why not just add extra malt?

[brianbrewed]

. If you want more alcohol in your beer, why not just add extra malt?

I already have bought the malt.
Just throwing some ideas out there to see what sticks.
Final gravity is still in the recommended levels if I add the dextrose.
I'm undecided wether to add or not to be honest.

[johnrm]

Look up recipes with invert sugar - Lyles golden syrup.
There's glucose and fructose in there.
Save your dextrose for bottling time.

[brianbrewed]

Look up recipes with invert sugar - Lyles golden syrup.
There's glucose and fructose in there.
Save your dextrose for bottling time.

That sounds like an idea