Hi everyone, I’ve come seeking your wisdom.

I love brewing beers. Im also, apparently, irresponsible when it comes to alcohol consumption. So I decided thotmi wont have alcohol in my house anymore. But I also want to still brew, and enjoy my brew.

So, is there a good way of de-alcoholizing the brew after it fetments, such that the flavor wont be impacted, or will be minimally impacted?.

Thank you, oh wise Lemmy hive mind

  • nihilist_hippie
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    1 year ago

    What about freeze distilling? Just throw away the alcohol, will need to recarbonate though.

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      1 year ago

      That would also remove some actual beer - what freezes off tends to be water and whatever can be solid at that temperature. Things like sugars giving body to the beer and what has a higher affinity to the concentrated alcohol solution would remain in the liquid phase.

      For example, this is how brewdog does their very high alcohol beers like tactical nuclear penguin.

      Though I would recommend to the OP to check out the brewdog recipe for Nanny State. That could be a starting point.

    • plactagonic@sopuli.xyzM
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      1 year ago

      You need vacuum distillation to get out only alcohol and minimum flavours. It is used but it is too complicated process for homebrewing.