bwomp313
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You're not supposed to use it as your base malt.
I used a quarter pound and got hit pretty strong with the manure
You're not supposed to use it as your base malt.
Either way... if anyone has learned anything from this goat rodeo... that's pretty cool. i think I have.
weirdboy said:How cold does your freezer get? That should give you a fairly close estimate as to the max ABV% I'd think.
Wow. This suddenly sounds like a twisted afterschool special. Did you learn that when Coach touches you inappropriately, you should tell your mom and dad?
the_bird said:Wow. This suddenly sounds like a twisted afterschool special. Did you learn that when Coach touches you inappropriately, you should tell your mom and dad?
And yeah... you don't want to know what the pic was. Though Cheesefood had returned for a moment.
Cape Brewing said:Damn it Bird... you may not care but....
According to TTB information that was provided to Basic Brewing Radio, they don't consider freezing a form of distillation (which it is not) and don't have a problem with it.
I think you are more likely to be arrested for having a wort chiller than a gallon of beer in the freezer.
GilaMinumBeer said:The only crime here is teh continual bombardement of misinformation.
Cape Brewing said:I believe distillation for private use is defined at the state level and it varies by state.
I would love to see this verified by TTB.
I may have to try this myself.
CS223 said:Some anecdotal side information. Some years ago there was a researcher looking for an alternative way to distill water, specifically sea water, that took less energy to accomplish. In a nutshell what he did was to take sea water and spray it into a mist in a holding pond in freezing weather. The water froze essentially into snow, while the brine drained to the bottom. The end result was potable water from the manufactured snow. Don't know if you could do something similar and accomplish the same thing. Say in a walk in freezer, spray the nearly frozen wort @ 32F into a collection vessel with a sump of sorts, maybe a mashtun with a false bottom? Collect the 'snow' and remove it, leaving behind the concentrate.
CS223 said:Say in a walk in freezer, spray the nearly frozen wort @ 32F into a collection vessel with a sump of sorts, maybe a mashtun with a false bottom? Collect the 'snow' and remove it, leaving behind the concentrate.
It seems strange that is would be getting thicker on the palate. I mean I know you are in theory concentrating the dissolved solids, although it seems like those would be left in the ice to some extent. However the more concentrated the alcohol is the lower the specific gravity, which I would guess would lower the mouthfeel.. I may have to try this myself.
One it would have to be around -15, not 32. Two, holy oxidation batman.
I have been on this site for a year and never came across this thread. This thread is epic and really entertaining, read it all.
I'm going very soon for a high ABV beer. Shooting for only a touch over 20%. I don't have the capacity to freeze it but after reading this, I wish i did. I will also boil it for a long time to reduce about 80 liters into 25. Then add it little by little to the fermenter. Will see if I get better luck to bring down the gravity.
Akavango said:Don't worry I have started my own thread for this one.
Very cool! No, I didn't know they were doing that. That's cool! I am going to have to look into it.
Cape Brewing said:I think I've taken the beer as far as its going to go
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