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Hey guys, I have been brewing for a couple of years, but am looking to make some changes in the way I do things. I am currently planning on going to smaller batches (I currently do partial mashes with 4-5lbs of grain), because I don't drink my brews super quickly, and it would also enable me to...

I've seen many references to beers being 'big', or 'small'. I have no idea what this means. I searched the wiki and the threads and found that small beers had low amounts of alcohol. So I guess 'big' beers just have a higher alcohol %? Or is it more due to density ?