2017 SEQ Christmas Case Swap - Tasting thread

[madpierre06]

Have updated sprteadsheet with ABV's.

 

[pcqypcqy]

Have updated sprteadsheet with ABV's.

For next time, I like my ABV's with 3 decimal places thanks Alan

Mine are lucky if they get one!

 

[earle]

Is this the right time to have a discussion about accuracy and precision?

 

[madpierre06]

I'm pretty sure that after having a RR Saison and one of Troy's RIS's, two decimal points is the best you're gonna get.

 

[Parks]

Is this the right time to have a discussion about accuracy and precision?

I am 98.593806503%+-1% sure having more precision is always better.

 

[pcqypcqy]

I'm pretty sure that after having a RR Saison and one of Troy's RIS's, two decimal points is the best you're gonna get.

How are you measuring to 2 points? I wouldn't have thought any home brew methods are that precise.

 

[madpierre06]

How are you measuring to 2 points? I wouldn't have thought any home brew methods are that precise.

Oh yeah, I'm pretty precise mate......

 

[pcqypcqy]

But still, how? You might be accurate, but I doubt it's that precise.

If using a hydrometer, only a 2 point difference (i.e. one line) on either OG or FG can throw your ABV by 0.25%. Double that error if you're wrong on both OG and FG.

Even if you could get it to a 1 point difference, you're still talking 0.125% error.

I've made up a look up table based on this calculator: http://pint.com.au/calculators/alcohol/

A wine making friend testing a few of my beers for shits and giggles with an ebulliometer and found it was pretty spot on (within 0.1% generally).

 

[Liam_snorkel]

okay Mr Science Man that's enough outta you

 

[pcqypcqy]

okay Mr Science Man that's enough outta you

Spreadsheet attached.

Of course the 0.25% error varies with OG and FG (it's not linear), but that's for an OG of 1050 and an FG of 1010.

 

[madpierre06]

Brewmate recipe sheet never lies.....I mean, if I can't trust it in areas such as these, what's next? Sheet says wheat, I have to take it at it's word.

 

[seehuusen]

pretty sure most of my beers are exact percentage, +/- 1/10 * 10^1 percent, at least

Had Liams Peppercorn Saison yesterday, great layer of yeast flavours, added to by subtle pepper flavours. I didn't perceive it as dry as I normally associate Saisons to be, perhaps there was a little buttery slick there, which took that perception away.
Lacing the glass all the way down to the final drop, I enjoyed it, thanks mate

 

[madpierre06]

Sweet, one of these scheduled for tomorrow...+/- a day. Not sure how precise I can get it. Actually, I 'member when I was running a Behringer Steel saw back in the day, they put me on that cos of my precision. Mind you, t'weren't beer involved.

 

[pcqypcqy]

Brewmate recipe sheet never lies.....I mean, if I can't trust it in areas such as these, what's next? Sheet says wheat, I have to take it at it's word.

Choc wheat is an acceptable substitution to wheat.

 

[earle]

More than acceptable. Mandatory really.

 

[Siderman]

Mine is about 5.5%

 

[Liam_snorkel]

pretty sure most of my beers are exact percentage, +/- 1/10 * 10^1 percent, at least

Had Liams Peppercorn Saison yesterday, great layer of yeast flavours, added to by subtle pepper flavours. I didn't perceive it as dry as I normally associate Saisons to be, perhaps there was a little buttery slick there, which took that perception away.
Lacing the glass all the way down to the final drop, I enjoyed it, thanks mate

Cheers Martin! It finished at 1.002

I hopped it late with about 4.5g/L of mandarina bavaria, maybe that added some perceived sweetness / oiliness?

 

[pcqypcqy]

Cheers Martin! It finished at 1.002

I hoped it late with about 4.5g/L of mandarina bavaria, maybe that added some perceived sweetness / oiliness?

But how do we know it didn't finish at 1000 or 1004?

 

[seehuusen]

Cheers Martin! It finished at 1.002

I hoped it late with about 4.5g/L of mandarina bavaria, maybe that added some perceived sweetness / oiliness?

That could very well be it, and I was thinking of it last night, after posting, perhaps the alcohol also added to that perception!
Great beer none the less

 

[pcqypcqy]

With @Bribie G 's beautiful words, we now have a full list. Cheers everyone:

Drink feck arse womens knickers feck am I still on that fecking island?