BKeilman
New Member
Yes, yes, I'm perfectly happy with my IPAs and general normal-content beers, but everyone likes an adventure, right?
Malt Liquor and High Gravity beers rarely get over 10% ABV, and some of the heaviest beers I've heard of get to 14%...
So I threw some creativity into this calculator I found at http://www.tastybrew.com/
Now, I did it quickly, but with:
10lbs Amber Dry Malt Extract,
8lb Dark Malt extract syrup
5lb Crystal 20L
3lb Chocolate
5lb German Roasted Wheat
3lb Honey
8lb Brown Sugar
2lb Corn Syrup
I wound up getting, in a 5 gal batch, 32.3% ABV. Obviously, it was very dark and with an OG of 1.334 and FG of 1.084. I can only imagine what boiling 44 lbs of malt extract and sugars must be like, BUT
Kinda wondering what the practicality of such a monstrosity would be. Would the fact that 23% of the malt is from sugar and corn give it an alcohol-y smell and thus make it significantly un-beer like?
Craziness...
Malt Liquor and High Gravity beers rarely get over 10% ABV, and some of the heaviest beers I've heard of get to 14%...
So I threw some creativity into this calculator I found at http://www.tastybrew.com/
Now, I did it quickly, but with:
10lbs Amber Dry Malt Extract,
8lb Dark Malt extract syrup
5lb Crystal 20L
3lb Chocolate
5lb German Roasted Wheat
3lb Honey
8lb Brown Sugar
2lb Corn Syrup
I wound up getting, in a 5 gal batch, 32.3% ABV. Obviously, it was very dark and with an OG of 1.334 and FG of 1.084. I can only imagine what boiling 44 lbs of malt extract and sugars must be like, BUT
Kinda wondering what the practicality of such a monstrosity would be. Would the fact that 23% of the malt is from sugar and corn give it an alcohol-y smell and thus make it significantly un-beer like?
Craziness...