Yeah, you're right. I agree. But I'd have treated a photo of that dual frankenchiller, 3 pump set-up actually operating in pasteurization mode like a brewing centerfold shot. I think my gadgetitus was flaring up. Sorry.
*ahem*
Cape Brewing said:who's AJ?
I have a club meeting at my place tomorrow night and one of our former members is giving the presentation. He went and got his PHD in microbiology specializing in yeasts... so... I am hoping to have a few additional insights into high ABV fermenting after tomorrow night.
If he does, I'll make sure to pass them along.
Really want to try this when I get time and brew space issues worked out.
A few questions/notes on freeze distilling and watering down to promote activity. Your plan seems to be solid. But watering down and freezing off the water isn't just removing water. It would be separating water out and increasing ABV. Lets say you remove half the amount of water in the solution that is, for easy math sake, 20% ABV and 5 gallons of total volume. After ice distilling out 2 gallons, you have a 33% ABV but the 2 gallons of ice contain some of the stuff that should be in your beer. flavors, sugars, ect. Now that reason you can't use a still on your beer is because it will leave the beer behind entirely and just end up with alcohol because alcohol boils at a much lower temp then water (most of what I am saying is clearly obvious to you or you wouldnt be this far). But whats to say you can't just, sort of, distill this ice down to extract everything that isnt water. As in, heat it to a temp below a boil and let a gallon steam off, then add it back. Now you have 4 gallons of 25% ABV, roughly. Repeat until ABV is at level you want.
Honestly, I didnt read the entire 59 page thread, but I skimmed it. Perhaps I missed a step in the plan. I really am just spitballing. I've only read about freeze distilling so not really sure if this would work. Any thoughts on my approach?
Couldn't you distill it to get all the alcohol out of it, and then add some of whats left of the original mixture to get it down to 40% ABV and maintain some fo the character of the original liquid?
How do they make rye and rum and whatnot? Surely during the distillation process they'd end up with 100% alcohol too, right?
Distillation is illegal. Freeze concentration is the correct terminology here.
moto's 1st law of HBT! glad to see my laws in action.
if that were the case, i wouldn't have a 4 year old.
motobrewer said:that's fine. moto's 1st law states:
"if you mention freeze concentration on HBT, someone will tell you distillation is illegal and tell you to stop talking about it."
I have no idea what I'm talking about, but nonetheless I have a question. When you described the plan to dilute, you said the purpose was to dilute the "yeast toxins" so the yeast could start up again. But in a later post, you said the expert you heard speak opined that yeast doesn't throw off yeast toxins. Does that eliminate the point to diluting, or does the strategy of diluting rest on a different reason?alright alright... focus people.
I'll rack, dilute and repitch tonight and report back in a couple of days to see if there is any movement.
If not... I will finally break down, admit defeat and chalk it up as a loss (and start planning another run at it).
It is way too oxidized to drink in any way so if I can't get fermentation to kick up somehow, it's a loss.
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