PerryS
Well-Known Member
Sorry if this has been done before.
Recently, my lovely wife bought a half-case of Dad's root beer. My son was drinking a bottle, and I asked for a sip. Yow! The words "cloying" and "over-carbonated" came to mind.
OK. We can fix this. I'm a brewer. Hold my beer and watch this.
I survey the yeast farm in the keezer and find my least-aggressive yeast. Forget the Trappist Hi-Gravity. Ditto Rogue Pac-Man. Irish Ale or Notty? Not sure. Anything less-sweet would be better. Let's try Notty.
Blorp about 100ml Notty into a 1-gal jug. Probably over-pitched. Pour five 12-oz bottles of Dad's into the jug. Purge with CO2, just because I can. Airlock. Swirl out all over-carbonation. OG=1.045. Expecting FG=1.008...1012, 4.5%ABV. The Notty was totally cold, so I expect a two-day lag. C'est la vie.
Yeah, I know it's mostly hi-fructose corn syrup, but this is the only way I know to make it palatable.
'way back in high school, a girl friend (not a "girlfriend") called this "rooty beer". We'll see.
Recently, my lovely wife bought a half-case of Dad's root beer. My son was drinking a bottle, and I asked for a sip. Yow! The words "cloying" and "over-carbonated" came to mind.
OK. We can fix this. I'm a brewer. Hold my beer and watch this.
I survey the yeast farm in the keezer and find my least-aggressive yeast. Forget the Trappist Hi-Gravity. Ditto Rogue Pac-Man. Irish Ale or Notty? Not sure. Anything less-sweet would be better. Let's try Notty.
Blorp about 100ml Notty into a 1-gal jug. Probably over-pitched. Pour five 12-oz bottles of Dad's into the jug. Purge with CO2, just because I can. Airlock. Swirl out all over-carbonation. OG=1.045. Expecting FG=1.008...1012, 4.5%ABV. The Notty was totally cold, so I expect a two-day lag. C'est la vie.
Yeah, I know it's mostly hi-fructose corn syrup, but this is the only way I know to make it palatable.
'way back in high school, a girl friend (not a "girlfriend") called this "rooty beer". We'll see.