This may be out there someplace, but I tried searching with no success.
I am trying to understand what makes a beer taste sweet. Specifically I have had a few doppelbocks and Stone Russian Imperial Stock lately and they tasted very sweet. I'm actually not a fan of the sweet taste so I am trying to figure out what makes it happen so I don't replicate it. I know it is a high final gravity, but what causes these beers to finish out that way? Is the alcohol stopping the yeast before they finish fermenting the sugar? If so, why does an Imperial IPA with the same alcohol not taste sweet? Different yeast? Is there something specific that is done to get this flavor? Any advice you all have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am trying to understand what makes a beer taste sweet. Specifically I have had a few doppelbocks and Stone Russian Imperial Stock lately and they tasted very sweet. I'm actually not a fan of the sweet taste so I am trying to figure out what makes it happen so I don't replicate it. I know it is a high final gravity, but what causes these beers to finish out that way? Is the alcohol stopping the yeast before they finish fermenting the sugar? If so, why does an Imperial IPA with the same alcohol not taste sweet? Different yeast? Is there something specific that is done to get this flavor? Any advice you all have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.