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highest abv


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f you were to brew your highest abv beer, what would be the recipe?
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24 lbs honey
5 gallons water
2 packets dry wine yeast
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18% mead
6/25/2009 4:08:20 PM

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ice, ice and more ice. 6/25/2009 4:27:03 PM

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absolutesites 2:
Originally posted by cheapdark
If you were to brew your highest abv beer, what would be the recipe?


IMO, beer ends at about 16% and anything over 12% is a bit much, but both are pretty easily brewed with the right ingredients, the right techniques, the right yeast, and enough patience.

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6/25/2009 7:59:30 PM

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