Adding Grain Alcohol to bottled Beer?

[ToddStark]

I have a friend who has a small still. He had suggested that after my first batch of Beer is ready to bottle that we make a few of our own self contained (Depth-Charge) type drinks. He wants to take an ounce of his 184 proof grain alcohol and put it into a few bottles as I fill them.

I don't know if this would work. I seem to remember reading someplace that yeast doesn't do so well in high alcohol content and if this is true would this just kill off my carbonation yeast and make the beer flat?

Furthermore I would think it would just flat out ruin the flavor of the beer.

Interested in hearing your expertise on if you think this would work and why/why not.

Thank you.

 

[BigMack]

Depending on the yeast you could absolutely kill it off with too high an alcohol content. Why not just wait until the beer is ready and mix at serving time?

 

[ToddStark]

I think we were thinking more along lines of ease of use (one stop shopping) sort of thing. Why drag along a six pack and a mason jar if you only need to take the six pack

The more I have been thinking of it though I have been thinking it would just ruin it and I was kinda looking for one of you to convince me it would be fine or great.

 

[PADave]

That just sounds bad to me. Flat beer with grain alcohol in it.

 

[lumpher]

Your thoughts are correct. The firewater would make abv above the tolerance of the yeast, and it would settle out. I know another reason for putting the shot inside the bottle (won't be carrying the jar around), but your best bet is keeping the jar down when transporting it and mixing when serving.

 

[myelo]

I think we were thinking more along lines of ease of use (one stop shopping) sort of thing. Why drag along a six pack and a mason jar if you only need to take the six pack

If you just want the alcohol, why drag along the six pack, just bring the Mason jar

 

[day_trippr]

Seems like a fine opportunity to experiment with bomb-shots...

Cheers!

 

[Brettomomyces]

Now, if you could fill bottles off an already carbed keg of beer...

 

[MaxStout]

Why don't you just bottle the beer as-is? Then you can add the Everclear after you pour it into a glass and see if you like it that way. If it sucks, you still have other bottles of good (and carbonated) beer to drink.