Quote Originally Posted by ctchandler View Post
OKCRT,
I've seen several comments (and heard them as well) that 3.2 beer is just a watered down version of "strong" beer. Actually, that's not the case. I have home brewed and the alcohol content has to do with the brewing, not the additional water. At home I brewed five gallon batches regardless of the alcohol level. Not jumping on you, but your comment reminded me of my home brewing days, not the "good old days" because I really didn't enjoy it even though the beer was very good. Too much effort and little or no savings. Much easier to go to the store!
C. T.
Actually those beers are technically watered down. Then again so are the regular strength versions. One of the key ways to brew massive amounts of lager beer and have it taste the same every time is by brewing high gravity versions of the beer and then dilute it down to the needed ABV. In reality the beer that those guys are brewing is a 6 or even 7% version that then gets diluted down to 5% or 4% in OK currently. The process also allows them to max out the brewing equipment yet yield more beer. It's my understanding that most large scale lager breweries use this type of process.