12-31-2006, 07:46 AM
IBU's does indeed refer to bittering units. In a good beer that will be balanced by malt flavors but nontheless you should get a real bite from it.
A higher alcohol beer will have alot of fermentable sugars in it. The amount of those sugars that are converted to alcohol will vary. Some will ferment out fully giving you a "dry" effect while others will stop short of a full ferment and leave some sweetness in the beer.
See these guidelines for more info if you are interested http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/styleguide07.html .
btw, I am sitting here drinking an ipa that I made myself. 65 ibu's!
Dave
A higher alcohol beer will have alot of fermentable sugars in it. The amount of those sugars that are converted to alcohol will vary. Some will ferment out fully giving you a "dry" effect while others will stop short of a full ferment and leave some sweetness in the beer.
See these guidelines for more info if you are interested http://www.mv.com/ipusers/slack/bjcp/styleguide07.html .
btw, I am sitting here drinking an ipa that I made myself. 65 ibu's!
Dave