What would be the minimum % of ABV and still be considered a big brew?
And what final gravity would that % be?
And what final gravity would that % be?
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bknifefight
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Anything over 8% I consider "big."
The FG depends on the style. It can range from less than 1 (for a dry mead) to 1.040 for a huge barley wine or RIS or something.
The FG depends on the style. It can range from less than 1 (for a dry mead) to 1.040 for a huge barley wine or RIS or something.
Tall_Yotie
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For 8% ABV your SG needs to drop 61 points. So with an OG of 1.080 you would need a FG of 1.019, for example.
lostboysbrew
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First things first.......in my opinion no beer should finish much above 1.030.....even barleys or RIS.......thats just too sweet........
Big beer shouldn't be decided by the alc % it should be decided by the OG bc the % is directly dependent on the FG. And the term in that case isn't Big Beer it is a High Grav beer. They describe a high gravity beer as anything over like 1.070 which I don't agree with, I think 1.100 is a high grav beer.
Just finished off a 18.5% monster IPA that was OG of 1.145 with sugar additions throughout fermetnation. It finished at 1.030 and is still sweet (again why I think 1.040 is way to high)
It all depends on your style because your FG will determine your %.
As for min........I wouldn't consider anything under 1.070 OG a big brew.......because if you get that down to 1.010 you have about an 8% beer. The reason I don't judge by % because you can have a 1.080 OG that finishes at 8% too.........
Big beer shouldn't be decided by the alc % it should be decided by the OG bc the % is directly dependent on the FG. And the term in that case isn't Big Beer it is a High Grav beer. They describe a high gravity beer as anything over like 1.070 which I don't agree with, I think 1.100 is a high grav beer.
Just finished off a 18.5% monster IPA that was OG of 1.145 with sugar additions throughout fermetnation. It finished at 1.030 and is still sweet (again why I think 1.040 is way to high)
It all depends on your style because your FG will determine your %.
As for min........I wouldn't consider anything under 1.070 OG a big brew.......because if you get that down to 1.010 you have about an 8% beer. The reason I don't judge by % because you can have a 1.080 OG that finishes at 8% too.........
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Thaks for the info........
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