Averagely Perfect American Stout - Poll #2 - ABV Runoff

I like your style!

6.2 should yield a deceptively chuggable beer. I like it.

 

6.5 to tie the game early at 2 votes a piece.

 

6.5%. I've flip flopped to a higher gravity since deciding to split the final batch and ghost pepper half of it up as per pweis909's suggestion in the last poll.

That is unless we all vote to add some chili's..........

 

Crazy question.

 

I voted 6.2% because, undoubtedly, when I make it, it will end up above 6.5% anyway. Just the way my process rolls these days.

 

i voted for Cuba

 

Strange how evenly split we are (14 ea. at the moment). I'm starting to wonder if everyone has considered when we're going to be drinking this beer? Maybe the 5%ers were hoping for something in late winter early spring, and you 6.5%ers are hoping for something next fall.

 

Out of curiosity, aside from the obvious .3%, what's the difference between 6.2% and 6.5%? A couple ounces of grain? A slightly higher efficiency? Hell for some of us newer brewers that's probably less than the margin of error.

From a practical standpoint, if I've already had a couple and I'm contemplating one more, I'd never say to myself "That 6.5% stout is just too strong for this point in the evening. Better go with the 6.2% stout instead..."

I understand the reason for a runoff in this case - statistical validity and majority rule - but in practice, I don't really anticipate much of a difference.

All that being said, I voted 6.5% and if it comes out at 6.2% as the winner, I'll refuse to brew this beer and take my brewing equipment and find another majority-sourced stout recipe.

 

No need to apologize. Honest to goodness ignorance here. These are aspects of brewing I have a hard time getting my brain around (especially before coffee has kicked in).

 

6.2% what is this bud light? weak.

I voted for 6.5% to make my beer like a liquid meal, yanno just like a guinness!

 

Did the same.

 

ditto

 

I wouldn't care either way. I voted 6.5% because that's what I voted last time.

 

i vote we close this poll and move on to the next one.

 

So when do we get to the beer?