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fishonjazz said:
The gaming system is simply an example...... it's not his actual complaint.

He was taking about people buying things (not necessarily gaming systems) and calling it an investment.

Like im going to invest in some new sucks
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I suppose you could say that prostitution is publicly traded.
 
Noticing my shoe is untied is a big pet peeve of mine. I have to stop and tie it as I soon as I notice. Going along with this, it's a pet peeve to see someone else walking around with a shoe untied.
 
Moving. I hate moving. I'd rather live in a ****tier house than have to move, even if that means moving into a nicer home. My wife does not feel the same way.
 
Beer said:
Moving. I hate moving. I'd rather live in a ****tier house than have to move, even if that means moving into a nicer home. My wife does not feel the same way.
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My wife and I feel the same way. We'd have to have an amazing reason to move.
 
When people say "Utah beer" is 3.2% and then directly compare it to either liquor store beer or out of state beer using abv%.
 
Beer said:
Moving. I hate moving. I'd rather live in a ****tier house than have to move, even if that means moving into a nicer home. My wife does not feel the same way.
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Same for me on both ends
 
Gameface said:
When people say "Utah beer" is 3.2% and then directly compare it to either liquor store beer or out of state beer using abv%.
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I do this. I don't understand how it works apparently and why different measurements are used. Seems to not make sense to do it the way they do
 
fishonjazz said:
I do this. I don't understand how it works apparently and why different measurements are used. Seems to not make sense to do it the way they do
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There are two measurements. Alcohol by weight and alcohol by volume. Alcohol weighs less than water. So, if you measure by weight you get a number 25% lower than you get if you measure by volume.

Alcohol by weight was used immediately after prohibition ended specifically because the number was lower. Saying a beer had 3.2% alcohol was less scary to the pro-prohibitionists than saying it was 4% alcohol, so that's what people used so that they could squeeze as much alcohol into easily available beer as possible without getting too much push back from the Teetotalers.

But within the alcohol industry alcohol by volume is the measurement used. Pretty much 99%+ of the time. For one, it's much easier to measure. As a home brewer I measure alcohol by volume using a hydrometer and it's very simple. If I were to measure alcohol by weight I'd need much more complicated equipment.

So, just to be clear, "Utah beer" is 4%abv which translates to 3.2%abw. So if you want to compare the alcohol content of "Utah beer" to any other beer use 4% because the other beer will list its alcohol content by volume.
 
Gameface said:
There are two measurements. Alcohol by weight and alcohol by volume. Alcohol weighs less than water. So, if you measure by weight you get a number 25% lower than you get if you measure by volume.

Alcohol by weight was used immediately after prohibition ended specifically because the number was lower. Saying a beer had 3.2% alcohol was less scary to the pro-prohibitionists than saying it was 4% alcohol, so that's what people used so that they could squeeze as much alcohol into easily available beer as possible without getting too much push back from the Teetotalers.

But within the alcohol industry alcohol by volume is the measurement used. Pretty much 99%+ of the time. For one, it's much easier to measure. As a home brewer I measure alcohol by volume using a hydrometer and it's very simple. If I were to measure alcohol by weight I'd need much more complicated equipment.

So, just to be clear, "Utah beer" is 4%abv which translates to 3.2%abw. So if you want to compare the alcohol content of "Utah beer" to any other beer use 4% because the other beer will list its alcohol content by volume.
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Either way I'm almost never drinking anything below a 5.5% if possible. I prefer to stay around 7 or 8.
 
nightmare3983 said:
#BrewerPetPeeves
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My pet peeve is when people drive to Evanston to buy Corona because it's stronger when Corona is 4.6%abv and Utah beer is 4% abv. Unless you're buying a few thousand bottles you're wasting a lot of time and money.

Bud light is 4.2%abv outside of Utah, so 0.2% more alcohol.
 
Beer said:
Either way I'm almost never drinking anything below a 5.5% if possible. I prefer to stay around 7 or 8.
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I actually like lower abv beers, for a lot of reasons. I've been brewing 6%+ beers lately, but when I get into a flow I tend to settle around 5-6% and enjoy those beers the most. I like to drink but don't like to get ****ed up so lower abvs help me get where I want without going too far unless I put some effort into it.
 
Gameface said:
I actually like lower abv beers, for a lot of reasons. I've been brewing 6%+ beers lately, but when I get into a flow I tend to settle around 5-6% and enjoy those beers the most. I like to drink but don't like to get ****ed up so lower abvs help me get where I want without going too far unless I put some effort into it.
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I like beer, but it fills me up to quick so 2 beers is about my max as far as liquid consumption foes. If I drink 2 Hop Nosh IPA's (my current favorite) at 7.2% I get a nice small buzz and its all good. If I have to drink 3 or 4 I feel like a bloated cow.
 
Gameface said:
There are two measurements. Alcohol by weight and alcohol by volume. Alcohol weighs less than water. So, if you measure by weight you get a number 25% lower than you get if you measure by volume.

Alcohol by weight was used immediately after prohibition ended specifically because the number was lower. Saying a beer had 3.2% alcohol was less scary to the pro-prohibitionists than saying it was 4% alcohol, so that's what people used so that they could squeeze as much alcohol into easily available beer as possible without getting too much push back from the Teetotalers.

But within the alcohol industry alcohol by volume is the measurement used. Pretty much 99%+ of the time. For one, it's much easier to measure. As a home brewer I measure alcohol by volume using a hydrometer and it's very simple. If I were to measure alcohol by weight I'd need much more complicated equipment.

So, just to be clear, "Utah beer" is 4%abv which translates to 3.2%abw. So if you want to compare the alcohol content of "Utah beer" to any other beer use 4% because the other beer will list its alcohol content by volume.
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I had also heard something about light beers having less alcohol that other beer.
Like budweiser having more alcohol than budlight
is that true?

Like if I'm in idaho and want to buy a bunch of beer so im stocked up on "non utah beer" is there a bigger difference in alcohol amount between utah bud light vs idaho budlight or utah budweiser vs idaho budwieser or is the difference going to be the same? (I'm wanting the most bang for my buck. When I was in lava last weekend we went to the gas station and bought a bunch of shock tops)
 
Gameface said:
Bud light is 4.2%abv outside of Utah, so 0.2% more alcohol.
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This may have answered my question.

So in utah a bud light is 4% and a budweiser is also 4%
But in idaho the difference in alcohol between those two beers would likely be greater right?
 
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