-> The Pre-Poll <- determined that the next Averagely Perfect project will be a Kölsch. This is the 8th Averagely Perfect project. If you don't know what these are about, see the thread full of historical thread links at the link below, compiled courtesy of @riptorn: https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...merican-brown-how-we-got-there-thread.616216/ This poll (#1) will determine the ABV target. If you want an ABV higher or lower than the choices listed, write it in. When this poll is done, I will look at the data a few different ways to determine if there is a central tendency. It may or may not be as simple as a plurality would indicate. There may or may not be a runoff(s). It depends on the data. I reserve the right to cast (or not) deciding votes to avoid (or not) runoff polls. If you have issues with or suggestions for methodologies used in this project, please send them via PM. Let's keep the threads themselves on topic to the question at hand and not about how you would have asked the question differently. This poll will be open for 48 hours.
So theres gonna be a hat involved? If so my vote is bowler hat. I digress. I went back and re read and felt dumb for asking.
Looks like my vote came in with most everyone else’s. I just voted based on the ingredients I already purchased so fingers crossed that’s the way we go.
Any way we can actually make less options? Having a 1% difference in ABV is kinda pointless don’t you think. Considering everyone’s different (or lack of) gear and everything else shouldn’t there maybe be three options as the likelihood of someone actually achieving the exact ABV is somewhat unlikely.? 4%, 4.5%, 5% or something like that? Options that would clearly produce rather different beers. edit: Actually looked at the top German references and they’re literally all 4.8. Chuckanut (maybe reference in US) is 5. Exhibit A Is 4.5. Fine Line from Suarez is 4.5 (best I’ve had probably). So 4.5, 4.8, 5.0.
4.8 makes sense to me given that a) all the classic examples sit about there and b) it's meant to be a hot weather crushing beer so keeping it fairly light makes a lot of sense.
After excluding outliers: Median: 4.8 Mode: 4.8 Mean: 4.86 With the median and mode both 4.8 and the mean very close to that, it's an easy call for 4.8%. Poll #2 will be up shortly.
