noob thread wants to brew low alcohol brew

[marc1]

I've got a 2.6% beer in the keg now that's surprisingly good. I had meant to make a 4%, but made a process change that resulted in a 159 mash temp. It finished way higher than anticipated.

 

[Beermeister32]

Try watering you beer back in the glass with seltzer water to find something you like. Seriously, it is good for working out tweaks like this and keeps the keg good for everyone else.

 

[Jako]

you have freeze it keep the good stuff. then melt the slush and have super lame beer also and a super good beer.

 

[mashpaddled]

I'll disagree with you. Some new breweries are actually making some pretty good non-alcoholic brews these days. My wife is currently on medication she can't drink on and has been trying some no alcohol craft brews. The pale ale from Partake brewing is very good, if I did not know it was 0.5% I never would have guessed. Unfortunately it is Canadian so you probably won't find it, but I am also hearing good things about Athletic Brewing Company in Connecticut.

Here is an article that lists a few others brewing low/no alcohol. It does not list them there, but I am just about to order some from Grüvi brewing in Colorado. Can report back on how they are!

How Brewers Are Making Non-Alcoholic Beer Suck Less

I have a friend who quit drinking but misses the taste of beer. She likes these a lot.

 

[mashpaddled]

You can brew low ABV beers. Less sugar in the wort=less alcohol. The issue is making these beers enjoyable.

You could do partial mash beers and do a small mash with protein rich grains (oats, rye, wheat, flaked grains) so you'll get body from proteins to make up for the missing heft of a higher gravity beer. Don't go too crazy with bittering additions so it isn't overly bitter. You could also dry hop which will add body and flavor.

You can do plenty of good low ABV beers this way. It would be difficult to do a lot of these extract only but partial mashes are easy especially if you do them as BIAB. You already know how to heat liquid and use a timer which is about all it takes to do a BIAB partial mash.

 

[AzOr]

I'll disagree with you. Some new breweries are actually making some pretty good non-alcoholic brews these days. My wife is currently on medication she can't drink on and has been trying some no alcohol craft brews. The pale ale from Partake brewing is very good, if I did not know it was 0.5% I never would have guessed. Unfortunately it is Canadian so you probably won't find it, but I am also hearing good things about Athletic Brewing Company in Connecticut.

Here is an article that lists a few others brewing low/no alcohol. It does not list them there, but I am just about to order some from Grüvi brewing in Colorado. Can report back on how they are!

How Brewers Are Making Non-Alcoholic Beer Suck Less

Athletic Brewing is actually really good. Seems like they focus on pales and IPAs. It’s my go to canoeing beer. I also really like Heineken 00, but I haven’t been able to find it in cans.
Low abv beers definitely have their place.