jdoiv
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Most of mine are 3.5-5.5 ABV. I may occasionally brew something in the 6-9 ABV range. I brew to consume and just don't need to get druck every night.
I take pride in all my beers. And the smaller beers aren't about getting wasted, quite the opposite in fact. They let you enjoy the flavour even more because you can drink more of them.jay8s said:I think I maybe in the minority here. I got into brewing to make these big beers. I figure I can wait for something that I can enjoy, why not take some pride in the beer that I make. I can always make something smaller to go out and get wasted on.
bradsul said:I take pride in all my beers. And the smaller beers aren't about getting wasted, quite the opposite in fact. They let you enjoy the flavour even more because you can drink more of them.
bradsul said:I take pride in all my beers. And the smaller beers aren't about getting wasted, quite the opposite in fact. They let you enjoy the flavour even more because you can drink more of them.
jay8s said:I figure I can wait for something that I can enjoy, why not take some pride in the beer that I make.
david_42 said:I've done two big beers in the last five years. Both of them are sipping barleywines, I can't imagine drinking an entire pint of either. Most of my brews are in the 4-5% range and my summer beers even smaller. I like being able to have a pint with lunch without any impairment.
Making a good small beer is much more of a challenge that a big beer. There's no place to hid, everything has to be carefully balanced. A big beer, you can miss your IBU by 10 points and dry hop the heck out of it. Hopheads will think it's great. Doesn't work with a 4%'r.
ohiobrewtus said:In my opinion, to say that either is better is extremely short-sided. There is a place for both and if you only brew one then you've certainly convinced yourself that it's the better option of the two, and you're likely missing out on a lot of good beer.
GrantLee63 said:I found that when I first got into beer brewing, bigger was better, and biggest was the best - along with fruits, chocolate, etc., etc.
Has anyone else found that when they first got into HB, their beers were typically bigger?
- GL63
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