BrewOnBoard
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So I've got an idea....
I was reading a book about cider making that my boat-hottie gave me for christmas. It goes into detail into the (now illegal) procedure for making Apple-jack by freezing the cider and pouring off the un-frozen alcohol.
So here's my idea. Why not (in theory) take that same idea and instead of using it for evil, turn it around and use it to make a non-alcoholic beer? Take regular beer, freeze it, and pour off the unfrozen alcohol.
Pros:
(1)Easier than a p173.3deg boil, and re-pitching yeast to carb.
(2)Should maintain all hop flavor.
Cons:
(1)Freezing might kill the yeast (???) and thus require re-pitching.
(2)Ummm..... Since it is a type of distilling it is probably (technically) illegal even though you'd be "distilling" in order to make it non-alcoholic
What do you think? Could it work? (in theory)
BrewOnBoard
PS: Before I get flamed for wanting a NA beer allow me to say that I LOVE NA beer just as I love any and every beer.
I was reading a book about cider making that my boat-hottie gave me for christmas. It goes into detail into the (now illegal) procedure for making Apple-jack by freezing the cider and pouring off the un-frozen alcohol.
So here's my idea. Why not (in theory) take that same idea and instead of using it for evil, turn it around and use it to make a non-alcoholic beer? Take regular beer, freeze it, and pour off the unfrozen alcohol.
Pros:
(1)Easier than a p173.3deg boil, and re-pitching yeast to carb.
(2)Should maintain all hop flavor.
Cons:
(1)Freezing might kill the yeast (???) and thus require re-pitching.
(2)Ummm..... Since it is a type of distilling it is probably (technically) illegal even though you'd be "distilling" in order to make it non-alcoholic
What do you think? Could it work? (in theory)
BrewOnBoard
PS: Before I get flamed for wanting a NA beer allow me to say that I LOVE NA beer just as I love any and every beer.