Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Oct 24, 2012 10:08am
You're right. While more hops typically means more ABV, it is not the hops that add the alcohol, but rather extra hops are added to balance out the large amount of fermentables used in the brewing process. Without the hops, high ABV beers would taste overly malty and sweet. Not good.I Wear Pants;1303339 wrote:No. Hops add absolutely nothing to the alcohol content of a beer. That comes from the sugars which come from the grain bill and any other fermentables you add. Hops do not increase the original gravity of a beer.
Again, my mistake, thanks for the correction.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Oct 24, 2012 10:10am
Exactly.Mooney44Cards;1303349 wrote:You're right. While more hops typically means more ABV, it is not the hops that add the alcohol, but rather extra hops are added to balance out the large amount of fermentables used in the brewing process. Without the hops, high ABV beers would taste overly malty and sweet. Not good.
Again, my mistake, thanks for the correction.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Oct 24, 2012 10:11am
No, of course I'm not a real good person to ask about the weirdness of people being beer nerds since I'm definitely one myself.O-Trap;1303346 wrote:Is it weird that I get happy when someone is this nerdy about beer?
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Oct 24, 2012 10:11am
It's important to note that this is the origin of India Pale Ales. Extra hops were added to the ales being shipped to India to act as a preservative as many of the beers were spoiling on the long voyage over (brewing was a much less sterile enterprise in the 19th century).I Wear Pants;1303344 wrote:Hops affect the taste and aroma as well as the head of the beer. It also acts as somewhat of a preservative. But they have zero fermentables. Which is easily seen by the layer of hop "chub" at the bottom of a primary fermenter, if they fermented out then there would be no such deposit.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Oct 24, 2012 12:53pm
Indeed, though some other beers were able to make the voyage as well the additional hops certainly were added because of there preservative properties.Mooney44Cards;1303356 wrote:It's important to note that this is the origin of India Pale Ales. Extra hops were added to the ales being shipped to India to act as a preservative as many of the beers were spoiling on the long voyage over (brewing was a much less sterile enterprise in the 19th century).
BORIStheCrusher
Posts: 1,893
Oct 24, 2012 1:38pm
While this is by far the most common belief, there are starting to be quite a few people/articles that are now saying otherwise.Mooney44Cards;1303356 wrote:It's important to note that this is the origin of India Pale Ales. Extra hops were added to the ales being shipped to India to act as a preservative as many of the beers were spoiling on the long voyage over (brewing was a much less sterile enterprise in the 19th century).
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Oct 24, 2012 3:29pm
Anyone here on Untappd? My user name is Agro85.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Oct 24, 2012 3:36pm
Yup, I'm on it.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Oct 24, 2012 3:53pm
Weecejr...it's been 118 days since I've did something on it though.Raw Dawgin' it;1303643 wrote:Anyone here on Untappd? My user name is Agro85.
BORIStheCrusher
Posts: 1,893
Oct 24, 2012 3:55pm
I'm on it too, same user name.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Oct 24, 2012 3:58pm
I'm on it as well, whit0906. I don't always update it, usually when I want to remember the beer I'm having, but usually that's once or twice a week or so.
Mooney44Cards
Posts: 2,754
Oct 24, 2012 5:47pm
I'm on there. Username Mahoning
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Oct 24, 2012 10:10pm
Got my greasy BBQ fingers all over the glass. I was excited to see the Oskar Blues stuff at Giant Eagle and picked up a bunch.
Here's the BBQ:
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Sonofanump
Oct 24, 2012 11:59pm
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Oct 25, 2012 1:05am
The explanation of the process makes it sound like glorified ice beer.
I'd try it.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Oct 25, 2012 1:20am
I suppose this fits in the beer snob thread.
Buddy sold his extra fridge in his garage. I got a free 12 pack of Yuengling lager out of it.
Buddy sold his extra fridge in his garage. I got a free 12 pack of Yuengling lager out of it.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Oct 25, 2012 6:47am
said_aouita;1303954 wrote:I suppose this fits in the beer snob thread.
Buddy sold his extra fridge in his garage. I got a free 12 pack of Yuengling lager out of it.
It doesn't.
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Oct 25, 2012 8:44am
Bad friend.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 25, 2012 8:47am
Who the hell gives away beer, just because?
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Oct 25, 2012 8:50am
I sent my buddy a couple bombers because they don't sell them in the west coast.ernest_t_bass;1304069 wrote:Who the hell gives away beer, just because?
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 25, 2012 8:54am
Send me some tooRaw Dawgin' it;1304070 wrote:I sent my buddy a couple bombers because they don't sell them in the west coast.
Raw Dawgin' it
Posts: 11,466
Oct 25, 2012 8:56am
only if i can [AdSense] your sisterernest_t_bass;1304072 wrote:Send me some too
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Sonofanump
Oct 25, 2012 10:01am
I would but have no idea where to send it.ernest_t_bass;1304072 wrote:Send me some too
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Oct 25, 2012 10:09am
ETBSonofanump;1304104 wrote:I would but have no idea where to send it.
Ohio - 4****
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Oct 25, 2012 10:25am
Me !!! But I'd NEVER give Yuengling to anyone unless I wanted to piss them off.ernest_t_bass;1304069 wrote:Who the hell gives away beer, just because?