brewzombie
Well-Known Member
Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me that commercial beers are a tad sweeter than my homebrew. I know this is totally dependent on beer style, but I'm curious if others have noticed this or can comment. Say, for example, are commercial pale ales typically sweeter than most homebrew recipes? My FG for a pale ale (5%-ish alcohol) is usually around 1.010-1.012. I realize that the perceived sweetness will be different depending on the recipe, but this observation is pretty consistent when I compare homebrew to commercial. Are my taste buds lying to me?