Scooby_Brew
Well-Known Member
Some 4 weeks ago i have brewed what was supposed to be an 11 gal batch of my house American wheat with US-05. Well I had some spills and boil-overs and I landed up with 9 gal of wort with SG 1.050.
So I decided to try a Beano experiment. I split up the batch into 5 gal of SG 1.050 in one fermenter and 4 gal + 1 gal water (SG 1.044) in the other fermenter. I also added three pills of crashed Beano into the second fermenter.
After 3 weeks I took the FG reading and checked the alcohol level and calories of those 2 beers using this site: ProBrewer.com: Beer Specifications Calculator
Here are the results:
Fermenter #1: SG=1.050, FG=1.004 (!), Alc 6.3%, Kcal: 161.
Fermenter #2 (w/Beano): SG=1.044, FG=1.002 (not much difference), Alc. 5.5%, Kcal: 141.
As far as the taste goes, the Beano beer is dryer, but not much different then the "normal" beer. The beer without Beano tastes better, but the one with Beano is still drinkable.
Honestly, I think that I won't try using Beano in fermentation anymore. The only way I can see how it may work is if you like a "lite" type cream ales or something similar.
So I decided to try a Beano experiment. I split up the batch into 5 gal of SG 1.050 in one fermenter and 4 gal + 1 gal water (SG 1.044) in the other fermenter. I also added three pills of crashed Beano into the second fermenter.
After 3 weeks I took the FG reading and checked the alcohol level and calories of those 2 beers using this site: ProBrewer.com: Beer Specifications Calculator
Here are the results:
Fermenter #1: SG=1.050, FG=1.004 (!), Alc 6.3%, Kcal: 161.
Fermenter #2 (w/Beano): SG=1.044, FG=1.002 (not much difference), Alc. 5.5%, Kcal: 141.
As far as the taste goes, the Beano beer is dryer, but not much different then the "normal" beer. The beer without Beano tastes better, but the one with Beano is still drinkable.
Honestly, I think that I won't try using Beano in fermentation anymore. The only way I can see how it may work is if you like a "lite" type cream ales or something similar.