PaulF10 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I am assuming the difference between regular ale and strong (e.g IPA ) is the addition of another packet of Coopers yeast , looking at your recipes , what should the final hydrometer reading be as the initial reading would be the same , or have I got it wrong , look forward to reply's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 It is not directly related to the amount of yeast. Descriptions of Ale and Strong Ale are under Types of Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulF10 Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 slowly learning , if yeast is not the only item to make a strong ale what is, have read and re read the article on it but seem to be missing the point ,please elaborate, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 The main characteristic of a strong Ale (In my most likely wrong opinion) is it has more alcohol[biggrin] [biggrin] therefore more fermentables........ But I stand to be corrected[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Thats my understanding as well. I believe a strong Ale has a alcohol percentage over 6% where as a regular ale is more like 4.5%. That means to a brewer that more fermentables (anything that the yeast eats to produces alcohol) have to be added to get this to happen. If you want to dive deeper I am sure some yeasts are better to use for stronger beers depending on the alcohol tolerance of the yeast but I don't know enough about that too elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 A comparison between these two recipes, IPA and Authentic IPA, may help to understand the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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