Snake venom

[Gunge]

....25 bags of wilko brewing sugar!

Or 2500 of their crown caps.

 

[Thumper]

Is something 67.5% ABV even a beer any more?

 

[strange-steve]

Has anyone here tried freeze distillation? An eisbock is on my to do list but curious if anyone has tried it. Someone mentioned using it as a method of improving a bad brew, but as far as I've read the process enhances all flavours, including the faults, so that wouldn't work. In fact that's the reason why a good eisbock is tricky to get right.

 

[BeerCat]

Has anyone here tried freeze distillation? An eisbock is on my to do list but curious if anyone has tried it. Someone mentioned using it as a method of improving a bad brew, but as far as I've read the process enhances all flavours, including the faults, so that wouldn't work. In fact that's the reason why a good eisbock is tricky to get right.

Yes twice accidently when i froze my Lager and Kolsch. The Lager was superb although i think the syphon tube was going a bit slow as it froze. Must of lost 20 to 25% from ice. Second batch must of got infected and i ditched that.

 

[strange-steve]

Yes twice accidently when i froze my Lager and Kolsch. The Lager was superb although i think the syphon tube was going a bit slow as it froze. Must of lost 20 to 25% from ice. Second batch must of got infected and i ditched that.

That's really interesting, and the recipe I have says remove about 20% of the volume as ice so you were pretty spot on! Shame about the kolsch though.

 

[BeerCat]

That's really interesting, and the recipe I have says remove about 20% of the volume as ice so you were pretty spot on! Shame about the kolsch though.

I forgot about the Kolsch as was in FV for 5 weeks. Will try that recipe again. The GH one from the bible.