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What beer are you drinking (or rating) II: second bottle
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No ... this is the man's version of light beer:
1026 OG should translate into about 2.8% alcohol. But it's hopped like a Sierra Nevada and has a lot of crystal malt and a long boil to give it enough backbone to handle the hops. Went in the fermenter today.
This will be a solid yard-work beer.
Is 2.8% alcohol still considered beer? At least it sounds full flavored, I'll give it that. But is light supposed to equal less alcohol content? I thought light is just supposed to equal less calories (as per current marketing trends).
Stone Levitation Ale is more of a light beer (alcohol wise, I dont know about caloriewise) at 4.8%.
For those who don't know me, Stone is hands down my favorite brewery in the US. I downed two 20 oz bottles and enjoyed every bloody drop of it.
Yeah, I love that stuff but Double Bastard Ale is my #1. I like pretty much everything Stone brews.
2.8% just means you drink twice as many and stay hydrated while working in the yard.
This was in response to that whole discussion in the Man Law thread about "a man shall not drink Lite beer" and what "lite" means. It's a bit of an experiment to see how low I can push the alcohol without losing the "craft beer" flavour.
As a side-effect it'll probably be fairly low in calories as well - probably in the order of 90 cal / bottle.
Will be 3-4 weeks before it's ready. Will check in with the results then.
I think what should be considered is the "spirit" of the man law. "a man shall not drink lite beer" was clearly intended to keep person's from drinking such questionable beverages as "Bud Lite" and calling themselves men, and further more associating manhood with these vapid, flavourless malt-based beverages.
Also, I'm, out of beer - can somebody recommend me some Craft beer that is somewhat on the affordable side and can be found in Windsor, Ontario, in a BRI or LCBO outlet that's not all the way on the other side of town or maybe just suggest what can be found in Ontario, and I'll look for it.
(Referring to Unclefluffy's brew I didn't refresh the page) Brewed for taste and a suggestive pace I presume. I drink a 3.2% ale and a stout quite often for the breadth of them, good flavors, nice little functional hit.
White wine tonight though.
White wine tonight though.
Wow, 2.8%. When I brew, I brew for high gravity! My imp stout was about 1.09 for the SG. Brewed it in Feb for next winter. Already tastes nice, so should be perfect for when it's winter again.
Yeah, I do the high gravity stuff too, usually the big Belgians but the occasional imperial stout like this:
(1125 OG
)Got a Westy 8 clone and a DT clone on the go right now.
It's just sometimes interesting to try to push the envelope in a different direction. A low-alcohol beer that doesn't taste like crap is a whole new challenge. I'm exited to see how it turns out.
I know, I was involved in that discussion! I get the point, less alcohol means you get less drunk for prolonged drinking, which is essentially the point of "Lite" beer, less calories means less filling means you can drink more. However, I think you'll lose on the staying hydrated because of less alcohol front. I get the worst hangovers drinking cheaper beer with less alcohol than I do drinking good beer with more alcohol, if only because I have to drink more of it.
At what point though, do you have "beer flavored water". I would never purchase beer that had that low of an alcohol percentage, personally.
Yeah, I do the high gravity stuff too, usually the big Belgians but the occasional imperial stout like this:
(1125 OG
Got a Westy 8 clone and a DT clone on the go right now.
It's just sometimes interesting to try to push the envelope in a different direction. A low-alcohol beer that doesn't taste like crap is a whole new challenge. I'm exited to see how it turns out.
Crikey, that's a high OG! I might try to do something about that strong this fall or winter.
I've heard that low gravity session beers are going to be the next "thing" for homebrewing due to the drinkability and challenge to keep them balanced and free of imperfection.
It didn't attenuate as much as I'd have liked, so it wasn't quite as much of a skull-****er as you'd expect. Next time I use the half-gallon flask for building up a starter.
Damn tasty though. Basically the recipe from the Northern Brewer kit with everything scaled up a few notches.
Crap. Ahead of the curve again ...
Ah, but is that because of the "cheap" or because of the low alcohol. I'm hoping that this will hit the "good beer with less alcohol" target.
I wouldn't pay for it unless I was driving or something. But DIY, who cares?
I don't often drink. I do like the taste of beer, occasionally. I'm really liking Amberboch, right now.
Mine was also tweaked. Also used some locally grown hops during the final minutes of the boil.
Crap. Ahead of the curve again ...
Not a bad thing. I'm not complaining, but sometimes high gravity beers get a little old at times, especially hot days. I don't mind session beers. My club did an ESB club brew and had a mild 2 years ago that was absolutely perfect.
It'll be my birthday here in ~20 minutes, so I'm going to go to the beer store when I go to town today.
I'm thinking of getting some "Mighty Arrow" again or a similar brew.
I was going to have a look at the wheat beers, but it is pretty chilly here right now, so I might get the last little bit of "strong winter beer" out of my system.
I'm thinking of getting some "Mighty Arrow" again or a similar brew.
I was going to have a look at the wheat beers, but it is pretty chilly here right now, so I might get the last little bit of "strong winter beer" out of my system.
About to grab a couple Yuenglings and work on the faceplate for the sub box in my Ram. I'll be coating the front face with a carbon fiber vinyl so it looks "cool". Maybe even add a LED pod for some accent lighting.
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