How strong?

[booosh]

First batch I brewed came out at 2.9%, was a really good beer! However, similar to decaf. coffee, what's the point?

I am for 4% - 5.6% anything over the magical 5.6% and stuff gets too warm!

 

[Michael2378]

I'm trying to workout a recipe for a 23% beer I'm hoping it works out for me.

 

[NickW]

I'm trying to workout a recipe for a 23% beer I'm hoping it works out for me.

:shock:

 

[Drunken Horse]

I'm trying to workout a recipe for a 23% beer I'm hoping it works out for me.

Can you still call that beer?
I guess your flavours are going to have to be amazingly balanced to make that work . I'd still have to have a bottle if I saw one that strong. I look forward to hearing your results on that on. Good luck

 

[Michael2378]

Look up BrewDog a scottish base brewery they have a 32% beer

 

[NickW]

Look up BrewDog a scottish base brewery they have a 32% beer

That's got to be some miraculously strong yeast, or distillation!

 

[iceo]

Look up BrewDog a scottish base brewery they have a 32% beer

try googling Armageddon by Brewmeister

 

[Grotzilla]

Look up BrewDog a scottish base brewery they have a 32% beer

try googling Armageddon by Brewmeister

How is that possible?!

 

[Michael2378]

Not a clue on 65% your starting gravity would have to be around 1.317 though.

 

[calumscott]

Brewdog's 35% one (Tactical Nuclear Penguin) is done through a process of alcoholic concentration, they remove water in essence. And we don't talk about those techniques here... :thumb:

The others are all the same, Sink the Bismark, End of History, Armageddon etc etc.

Brewdog do however have the strongest fermented only beer. It's called Ghost Deer and it weighs in at 28%.

I believe that they effectively "trained" their own strains of yeast from other massive experimental brews up to the low 20%s. Making the actual beer requires multiple ferments on different yeasts each one hardened to working at a certain ABV...

To do this yourself you would need to plan a series of beers, each being racked and moved on at exactly the right times to keep the yeast working hard at every stage of the final 20 something percent beer. I worked out a plan to be able to do it but unless I win the lottery and can dedicate about 5 months to it... It's not going to happen...

 

[NickW]

Brewdog's 35% one (Tactical Nuclear Penguin) is done through a process of alcoholic concentration, they remove water in essence. And we don't talk about those techniques here... :thumb:

The others are all the same, Sink the Bismark, End of History, Armageddon etc etc.

Brewdog do however have the strongest fermented only beer. It's called Ghost Deer and it weighs in at 28%.

I believe that they effectively "trained" their own strains of yeast from other massive experimental brews up to the low 20%s. Making the actual beer requires multiple ferments on different yeasts each one hardened to working at a certain ABV...

To do this yourself you would need to plan a series of beers, each being racked and moved on at exactly the right times to keep the yeast working hard at every stage of the final 20 something percent beer. I worked out a plan to be able to do it but unless I win the lottery and can dedicate about 5 months to it... It's not going to happen...

And would you even want to drink the result?

I had that 28% beer at the brewdog bar in Birmingham I think. It wasn't particularly pleasant. Just seems like a marketing gimmick to me.

 

[PD]

marketing gimmik worked then

 

[NickW]

marketing gimmik worked then

True :lol:
I wouldn't order it again though