Listees,
I have recently tried a few different recipes using Beano (as described in BYO magazine a few years back) and Splenda to flavor.
I have made 3 batches in the last 8 months, and here is what i did/experienced.
I make a batch as normal, once even split a Blue Moon clone in half (half to bottle as "normal" ale and the other half to recieve Beano and continue to ferment). I wain until primary fermentation stops, and then add a couple crushed tablets of Beano. In a few days, the air lock starts bubbling again, maybe once every 5 minutes........it will bubble for a couple weeks (it does slow down) . Then I take a hydrometer reading, and usually end up pretty low, like around 1.006. I then add about 2 cups of Splenda to give the beer a little body and not add carbs. Then, I mix a priming sugar solution, boil, and bottle the product.
What I then recieve is pretty typical. In a week or two i try one of the brews. I get a very high foaming beer....one that needs a HUGe glass to pour into, and then come back in ten minutes or so when the foam sinks back into liquid. Literally, when you pour, you get about an inch of liquid and the rest foam.
The beer itself as a little off taste, but not horrible. I attribute the flavor due to the Splenda.
I have recently tried a few different recipes using Beano (as described in BYO magazine a few years back) and Splenda to flavor.
I have made 3 batches in the last 8 months, and here is what i did/experienced.
I make a batch as normal, once even split a Blue Moon clone in half (half to bottle as "normal" ale and the other half to recieve Beano and continue to ferment). I wain until primary fermentation stops, and then add a couple crushed tablets of Beano. In a few days, the air lock starts bubbling again, maybe once every 5 minutes........it will bubble for a couple weeks (it does slow down) . Then I take a hydrometer reading, and usually end up pretty low, like around 1.006. I then add about 2 cups of Splenda to give the beer a little body and not add carbs. Then, I mix a priming sugar solution, boil, and bottle the product.
What I then recieve is pretty typical. In a week or two i try one of the brews. I get a very high foaming beer....one that needs a HUGe glass to pour into, and then come back in ten minutes or so when the foam sinks back into liquid. Literally, when you pour, you get about an inch of liquid and the rest foam.
The beer itself as a little off taste, but not horrible. I attribute the flavor due to the Splenda.