ABV & Fermentation??

[JohnnyK68]

Does ABV have anything to do with fermentation? Does it take longer to ferment a beer with a higher ABV or does one have nothing to do with the other?

 

[Orfy]

It has everything to do with fermentation.

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Yeast ferments sugar into alcohol and CO2.

 

[david_42]

The more sugars there are to ferment, the longer it takes to start & finish.

 

[JohnnyK68]

I am such a moron! I was doing 3 things at once when I wrote that. I meant to write carbonation, not fermentation. Of course it takes longer when ita a higher gravity to ferment. Wjat I wanted to ask was does it take longer to carbonate (bottling) when the beer has a higher ABV?

 

[Orfy]

Well you got me there!

I don't know

 

[boo boo]

My guess would be that it would depend on the yeast strain and the amount of residual sugar and the temperture it was being stored at. Different yeast strains react differently to alcohol levels.