HOBGOBLINS (EBC's and EBU'S)

[TAXMACKEM]

Hi all,


After only about 35 years drinking beer,after joining here I'm starting to take more notice of what I drink !!!

I'm not very familiar with the real ales, and just used to John Smiths or whatever in the pub.
While in Lidl's today returning my crap scales,to my suprise found boxes of hobgoblin near the till. Woohoo I said,thats a name I've seen on the site ! Duly bought one " for research purposes" as I found it quite difficult to explain to Garth what type of beer I LIKE !

I tend to like darker beers with more body, and because I'm not used to the EBU ratings, would like to know how HG is classified, as it seemed my sort of colour, so would give me a reference point for others .

Good flavour too, might even do it for my first ever mash soon.

[eskimobob]

Well I have it down as about 28 IBU in my clone recipe but don't know for sure that is right.

[bitter_dave]

Well I have it down as about 28 IBU in my clone recipe but don't know for sure that is right.

That's what it says in the 1997 edition of the real ale almanac.

[TAXMACKEM]

Sorry guys , I meant EBC, I'd like to be able to roughly be able to guees how dark a beer will be, ta

[anomalous_result]

In 300 beers to try before you die the Hobgoblin entry mentions 40 colour units, don't know how dark that is in EBC, does it sound about right?

[eskimobob]

Well I have it down as 34.4 EBC or 17.5 SRM

[bitter_dave]

Well I have it down as 34.4 EBC or 17.5 SRM

Almanac has it as '41 units of colour', whatever that means

[TAXMACKEM]

Cheers lads, is there not an EBC chart online somewhere so we can have a look ?