BierMuncher.. Your Gravity/Hops Ratio graphs...?

BierMuncher,

Where do your great Gravity vs.Hops Ratio graphs come from?

They are neat and could serve educating n00bs (like me)..

I'm not sure where BM got it from.
I have a copy on my site. I kno where I got mine from.

I pinched it from BM.

Oh.. It is a single graph?

I thought there were some variables in there...

Then, I have a copy too..
A certain hops name is in the file name. Does that mean this graph is really only valid for these hops..?


Call me confused.

beergears said:

Oh.. It is a single graph?
I thought there were some variables in there...
Then, I have a copy too..
A certain hops name is in the file name. Does that mean this graph is really only valid for these hops..?
Call me confused.

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Nah…it’s really just a visual to help me maintain the correct ratios when I’m tweaking the gravity.

If I want to do a clone of a certain pale ale, but want to lower the ABV a bit, I use the chart to maintain that correct ratio and balance.

This first pic would be a beer that is around a 5.9% ABV.



This second, is a pic of the same beer, dialed down to a 4.5% ABV…but maintains the same overall malt-hops profile.

BierMuncher said:

Nah…it’s really just a visual to help me maintain the correct ratios when I’m tweaking the gravity.

If I want to do a clone of a certain pale ale, but want to lower the ABV a bit, I use the chart to maintain that correct ratio and balance.

This first pic would be a beer that is around a 5.9% ABV.

This second, is a pic of the same beer, dialed down to a 4.5% ABV…but maintains the same overall malt-hops profile.

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Why would anyone want to dial down the ABV in one of their brews? I always think of ways to add extra points to mine. I like to look at the example in reverse, their beer was 4.5% and I want mine to be 5.9% oo yea!

Donasay said:

Why would anyone want to dial down the ABV in one of their brews? I always think of ways to add extra points to mine. I like to look at the example in reverse, their beer was 4.5% and I want mine to be 5.9% oo yea!

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Well, I brew more than my fair share and at 150 pounds, I gotta take it lighter. If could polish off a half case of good craft beer before getting buzzed, I would.

Tis the taste I’m after.

BM makes a bunch of beer....and he probably drinks his fair share. I'm actually thinking about moving in that direction, just because the beers are lighter, lower in calories, and I can have a few and not be ruined/unproductive the next day.

Last night I split 2 bottles of wine with some friends and had 7 pints of a porter that I brewed, the porter had a 9% abv. I feel perfectly fine today. The extra alcohol helps pickle the liver and acts as a natural preservative I always want more of it in my beer and my body.

Not everyone likes pickles. I remember when I started brewing I also wanted to up all the ABVs but now I'm to the point where I too am starting to dial them back. I have a smoked porter right now that at 7.5% ABV has too much alcohol warmth and it prevents me from tasting the other flavors in that I wanted in there...

I guess it's personal preference, but after a while, drinking that much booze takes its toll. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I like to take it to the limit, but for regular consumption with dinner, after work, etc. I like a medium beer somewhere around 5-6%. Double IPA's and Trippels are for Friday nights

ScubaSteve said:

...for regular consumption with dinner, after work, etc. I like a medium beer somewhere around 5-6%. Double IPA's and Trippels are for Friday nights

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Hah, hah...

For me...those 5.5%-6% brews are Friday night brews.

Otherwise...I stay in the 4-4.5% range.