phoenixdigital
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Now we have been brewing for quite some time and have noticed that our beer is definitely way stronger than what the calculations are saying.
We measure the OG with both refractometers and hydrometers then measure the FG and plug it into the standard equations.
OG generally 1.050
FG generally 1.010
Which should mean a beer of 5.25%.
Note we are kegging and force carbing so there is no extra alcohol content from priming sugars.
Also if it makes a difference we are making all grain beers.
It was pointed out by a few friends on the weekend that drinking 3 pints of 5.25% beer from the pub over the space of 2 hours would leave you with a buzz. However 3 pints of our homebrew gets you noticeably drunk. So what is different here?
One suggestion was maybe dialectyl if that can get you drunk?
Is there any other form of testing that can be done by me? I am even keen to spend a up to $100 to get this sent to a lab just so I can get a definitive answer.
We measure the OG with both refractometers and hydrometers then measure the FG and plug it into the standard equations.
OG generally 1.050
FG generally 1.010
Which should mean a beer of 5.25%.
Note we are kegging and force carbing so there is no extra alcohol content from priming sugars.
Also if it makes a difference we are making all grain beers.
It was pointed out by a few friends on the weekend that drinking 3 pints of 5.25% beer from the pub over the space of 2 hours would leave you with a buzz. However 3 pints of our homebrew gets you noticeably drunk. So what is different here?
One suggestion was maybe dialectyl if that can get you drunk?
Is there any other form of testing that can be done by me? I am even keen to spend a up to $100 to get this sent to a lab just so I can get a definitive answer.