Can you brew beer in outer space? - Page 6

**Tenchiro** · 12-02-2008, 08:34 PM

Not quite the same, but pretty cool;

Quote:

NewsTalk 1530 KFBK | Coverage You Can Count On

Space Beer is the result of a five-month mission to boldly grow, where almost no one has grown barley before.

(Reuters) The adult beverage, brewed from barleycorn cultivated in the International Space Station in 2006, has splashed down courtesy of the Russian Academy of Science, a Japanese university and beer giant Sapporo.

But the 100 liters of the 5.5% alcoholic brew aren't for sale, although extra-terrestrial tastings are being offered to some lucky earthlings, as Sapporo tries to push its brand into a new orbit.

Junichi Ichikawa a Managing Director at Sapporo Breweries says, "There's really no beer like it because it uses 100% barley. Our top seller is the Black Label brand, using additional ingredients such as rice. This one doesn't and is really a special beer."

Cosmonaut Dr. Boris Morukov, who spent 11 days in space himself, says barley joins wheat, lettuce and peas as space station produce, noting potatoes may take root in future studies, although not to make an equally famous Russian beverage.

With explorers now eyeing longer trips to Mars, that menu may change, and Okayama University Professor Manabu Sugimoto says don't rule out space ramen or rice wine in the future.

**DeathBrewer** · 12-02-2008, 09:00 PM

wow. i'd forgotten all about this thread.

john from dc · 12-02-2008, 11:48 PM

"There's really no beer like it because it uses 100% barley."

**DeathBrewer** · 12-03-2008, 12:35 AM

well, in a BMC world, that's true!

BrewMonsterHead · 12-03-2008, 06:27 PM

It is possible. You would have to boil, as others said, with an electric heater and high pressure-variable volume vessels (very costly). You could boil using outside temperatures when on the brite side of the moon and cool when entering the dark side. It would basically be a spinning piston for the boil. All of your grain would have to be tea-bagged and the air would have to be recycled and purified. Upon transfer, you would have to add the appropriate amount of oxygen into a vacuum bag and transfer your liquid to it. The bag would have to sit in a centrifuge to keep the yeast in contact with the liquid and the CO2 would have to be able to migrate to the center without becoming entrained in the liquid due to centrifugal forces. I would probably be the most interesting billion-dollar beer you ever tasted.

**Revvy** · 12-03-2008, 08:16 PM

I Might Get Me Some Space Beer!!!!

My astronaut doctor buddy is lecturing, and he just popped into my office to see me. I asked if he knew or had any contact about the beer. He hadn't heard about it, so I showed him the video on the story....He knows just about all the people involved, including the Cosmonaut interviewed in the video.

He's gonna make some calls....I doubt it will happen, but you never know.

FYI, the reason my medical school is tied in to Nasa so much, is one of our docs Jerry Linenger, spent time on MIR, then recruited some of his collegues into a research project.

Jerry M. Linenger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(He went to my highschool...I graduated with his brother)

My buddy lecturing today, Dr. Scott A. Dulchavsky, helped design a portable ultrasound for use in space.

NSBRI News: Ultrasound – a diagnostic tool for space, sports and more

AND the first year medical students are the only ones in the country that get trained on it through their career.

Days like this I really love my Job!!!!

**EvilTOJ** · 12-04-2008, 08:37 AM

Dude, score us some space yeast!

brokenanchor · 12-04-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrewMonsterHead

It is possible. You would have to boil, as others said, with an electric heater and high pressure-variable volume vessels (very costly).

Sounds like a ridiculous pressure cooker to me.

Revvey that's awesome that you know those guys. My high school had a class called CASA that allowed students to participate in a week long 24 hour a day mission. It was a pretty cool program and we were in contact with a few people from Langley and Johnson Space Flight Center since our program was the only one of its kind at the time.

On topic...rocket me some space yeast

**Revvy** · 12-04-2008, 03:38 PM

I'm not holding my breath for anything, but we'll see. Scott told me that he wished I had mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, he just got back from Star City, and was hanging out with some of the guys in the one video. He kept laughing when they would show that one Cosomonaut...I guess that guy is kinda nuts and a bit of a scammer.

camiller · 12-04-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GloHoppa

sorry, im a closet trekkie...its Quark's bar from Star Trek DS9

That's odd, to me it looks like a message from the guy who's image you hot linked. He seems to be suggesting you not use up his bandwidth and host the image yourself. I'm just not sure how I was supposed to get Quark's bar from that.

12-02-2008, 09:00 PM	#52 (permalink)
DeathBrewer BEER HAS EVERYTHING??? Recipes Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8,931 DeathBrewer's Gallery	wow. i'd forgotten all about this thread. __________________ Fermenting/Conditioning: Hefeweizen, Peasant Ale, Blood Ale, RIS 08/08/08 (v2), Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Irish Red Ale, ESB Bottled (aging): RIS 08/08/08 (og), Belgian Dubbel Drinking: Dunkelweizen, Steam Engine Ale, Light American Wheat BJCP Brew-all Primary: American Wheat, American Rye, Northern German Altbier Secondary: Cream Ale, Blonde Ale, Kölsch Easy Partial Mash Brewing - Stovetop All-Grain Brewing "Death is always with us." - Brewpastor

12-03-2008, 12:35 AM	#54 (permalink)
DeathBrewer BEER HAS EVERYTHING??? Recipes Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 8,931 DeathBrewer's Gallery	well, in a BMC world, that's true! __________________ Fermenting/Conditioning: Hefeweizen, Peasant Ale, Blood Ale, RIS 08/08/08 (v2), Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Irish Red Ale, ESB Bottled (aging): RIS 08/08/08 (og), Belgian Dubbel Drinking: Dunkelweizen, Steam Engine Ale, Light American Wheat BJCP Brew-all Primary: American Wheat, American Rye, Northern German Altbier Secondary: Cream Ale, Blonde Ale, Kölsch Easy Partial Mash Brewing - Stovetop All-Grain Brewing "Death is always with us." - Brewpastor

12-03-2008, 08:16 PM	#56 (permalink)
Revvy Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Recipes Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 9,255 Revvy's Gallery BLOG ENTRIES: 6	I Might Get Me Some Space Beer!!!! My astronaut doctor buddy is lecturing, and he just popped into my office to see me. I asked if he knew or had any contact about the beer. He hadn't heard about it, so I showed him the video on the story....He knows just about all the people involved, including the Cosmonaut interviewed in the video. He's gonna make some calls....I doubt it will happen, but you never know. FYI, the reason my medical school is tied in to Nasa so much, is one of our docs Jerry Linenger, spent time on MIR, then recruited some of his collegues into a research project. Jerry M. Linenger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (He went to my highschool...I graduated with his brother) My buddy lecturing today, Dr. Scott A. Dulchavsky, helped design a portable ultrasound for use in space. NSBRI News: Ultrasound – a diagnostic tool for space, sports and more AND the first year medical students are the only ones in the country that get trained on it through their career. Days like this I really love my Job!!!! __________________ Michigan HBT'ers, come check in at; Michigan Mashers If you ask; Glass vs Plastic- Both work Water Bottles vs Betterbottles- I use both, both Work. Aluminum vs Stainless- I have one of each, doesn't matter, both work. Batch vs Fly Sparge- I batch, some fly, both work. Long Primary vs secondary- I long primary, some secondary, both work. Yeast vs Dry Yeast- Uh huh. In ALL THE VS QUESTIONS, about process or equipment, they All Make Beer! So choose and do. Last edited by Revvy : 12-03-2008 at 08:19 PM.

12-04-2008, 08:37 AM	#57 (permalink)
EvilTOJ Imma chargin mah lazerz Recipes Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 4,668 EvilTOJ's Gallery	Dude, score us some space yeast! __________________ There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

12-04-2008, 03:38 PM	#59 (permalink)
Revvy Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc Recipes Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Port Huron, Michigan Posts: 9,255 Revvy's Gallery BLOG ENTRIES: 6	I'm not holding my breath for anything, but we'll see. Scott told me that he wished I had mentioned this a couple of weeks ago, he just got back from Star City, and was hanging out with some of the guys in the one video. He kept laughing when they would show that one Cosomonaut...I guess that guy is kinda nuts and a bit of a scammer. __________________ Michigan HBT'ers, come check in at; Michigan Mashers If you ask; Glass vs Plastic- Both work Water Bottles vs Betterbottles- I use both, both Work. Aluminum vs Stainless- I have one of each, doesn't matter, both work. Batch vs Fly Sparge- I batch, some fly, both work. Long Primary vs secondary- I long primary, some secondary, both work. Yeast vs Dry Yeast- Uh huh. In ALL THE VS QUESTIONS, about process or equipment, they All Make Beer! So choose and do. Last edited by Revvy : 12-04-2008 at 09:27 PM.

12-02-2008, 11:48 PM	#53 (permalink)
john from dc Senior Member Recipes Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 290	"There's really no beer like it because it uses 100% barley."

12-03-2008, 06:27 PM	#55 (permalink)
BrewMonsterHead Junior Member Recipes Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: People's Republik of Illinois Posts: 7	It is possible. You would have to boil, as others said, with an electric heater and high pressure-variable volume vessels (very costly). You could boil using outside temperatures when on the brite side of the moon and cool when entering the dark side. It would basically be a spinning piston for the boil. All of your grain would have to be tea-bagged and the air would have to be recycled and purified. Upon transfer, you would have to add the appropriate amount of oxygen into a vacuum bag and transfer your liquid to it. The bag would have to sit in a centrifuge to keep the yeast in contact with the liquid and the CO2 would have to be able to migrate to the center without becoming entrained in the liquid due to centrifugal forces. I would probably be the most interesting billion-dollar beer you ever tasted.

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