Averagely Perfect Saison - Poll #6 - ABV

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by VikeMan, Jan 10, 2015.

Tags:
?

What shoud the ABV target be?

Poll closed Jan 12, 2015.

  1. 5%

    20 vote(s)
    31.3%

  2. 5.3%

    2 vote(s)
    3.1%

  3. 5.5%

    8 vote(s)
    12.5%

  4. 5.7%

    7 vote(s)
    10.9%

  5. 5.9%

    5 vote(s)
    7.8%

  6. 6.1%

    10 vote(s)
    15.6%

  7. 6.3%

    3 vote(s)
    4.7%

  8. 6.5%

    8 vote(s)
    12.5%

  9. 6.7%

    1 vote(s)
    1.6%

  10. 7%

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 2 of 2
  1. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    I am in no way impugning our pollster's integrity. However, it seems to me that if the pollster were to vote, then the pollster's preference might influence the pollster's interpretation (however so slightly) and thus utilization of said data.
     
    #21 utahbeerdude, Jan 11, 2015
  2. machalel

    machalel Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2012 Australia

    You raise a fair point, however, if the exact criteria used for determining a winner is laid out first, then that should be minimised.
     
    #22 machalel, Jan 12, 2015
  3. FATC1TY

    FATC1TY Pooh-Bah (2,564) Feb 12, 2012 Georgia
    Pooh-Bah


    I get that part, but I think there's a wide range of options there, and if something has been missing, there are write in, or edits to the polls to have it added. Pollster could omit some things from the voting if they really wanted to influence the vote.

    If he didn't vote first, so that everyone knew what he voted for, I don't see much issue in the grand scheme of it all.
     
    #23 FATC1TY, Jan 12, 2015
  4. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    5% for me, although I love plenty of saison out there that is higher abv (Fantome, Logsdon, Anchorage Love Buzz, Boulevard Tank 7 & Saison-Brett, Hennepin, Prairie).

    If 5% though, will need a good dosing of wheat or body building grain when it comes time to decide that. 5% with this brew will be very low OG & FG with Brett chomping through any residuals.
     
    #24 hoptualBrew, Jan 12, 2015
  5. epic1856

    epic1856 Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2006 California

    That was my initial thought too, in my mind I'm thinking a FG 1.005 which is just a guess and by no means a representation of what the actual poll result will be since we haven't decided, we're looking at less than 1.045. It will be interesting to see where the FG poll takes us.
     
    #25 epic1856, Jan 12, 2015
  6. firstthenlast

    firstthenlast Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2013 Massachusetts

    Should have options of going below 5% imo.
     
    #26 firstthenlast, Jan 12, 2015
  7. FeDUBBELFIST

    FeDUBBELFIST Pooh-Bah (1,765) Oct 31, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    So write it in. See if it gains traction.
     
    #27 FeDUBBELFIST, Jan 12, 2015
  8. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Some mornings it just doesn't pay to chew through the restraints.
    (You do have the option. See the instructions.)
     
    #28 VikeMan, Jan 12, 2015
    Last edited: Jan 12, 2015
  9. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Off-centered ales for off-centered people. Here's what the data says. Mean and Median are both 5.7%. With a normal or nearly normal distribution, that would be a slam dunk. But the distribution is a bit bi-modal, with a very strong mode at 5% and a fairly good secondary mode/central tendency by eyeball at around 6.1%-ish. My inner ops research analyst wants a runoff between 5% and 6.1%, but it might also be folly (that's right, folly!) to ignore the mean/median. So... three way runoff it is, between 5.0%, 5.7%, and 6.1%. As these are discrete choices, it will be a winner take all plurality poll. I'm looking forward to seeing the result, because I wouldn't put my money on any of the three right now.
     
    #29 VikeMan, Jan 12, 2015
Page 2 of 2
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.