But for the fair wouldn't we have to bread it and then deep fry it?
Steve Fletty writes:
>
> I think the alcohol content was only about 6-7%, so not a big beer.
>
> Mmmmmmm....beercicles!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <allan.boyce(a)usbank.com>
> To: <mba(a)thebarn.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: eis report
>
>
> >
> > Steve-
> >
> > I have made one eisbock and one apple jack. Both times I started out with
> > the contents in a plastic bucket, and a fridge set just a few degrees
> > colder than freezing. Both times ice formed at the top, and I monitored
> it
> > daily and scooped out the ice with a sanitized spoon, putting the ice in a
> > measuring cup so I could monitor how much I removed. When I had scooped
> > out about 20 percent, over the course of a week or two, I called it good
> > and bottled it. Of course, both of my batches were pretty high gravity to
> > begin with, and that probably prevented them from freezing solid.
> >
> > Freezing solid, hmm? Maybe we should do this category for the Fair
> contest
> > next year - "BEER ON A STICK!"
>
>
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Cray Inc. 651-605-9049
1340 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Steve-
I have made one eisbock and one apple jack. Both times I started out with
the contents in a plastic bucket, and a fridge set just a few degrees
colder than freezing. Both times ice formed at the top, and I monitored it
daily and scooped out the ice with a sanitized spoon, putting the ice in a
measuring cup so I could monitor how much I removed. When I had scooped
out about 20 percent, over the course of a week or two, I called it good
and bottled it. Of course, both of my batches were pretty high gravity to
begin with, and that probably prevented them from freezing solid.
Freezing solid, hmm? Maybe we should do this category for the Fair contest
next year - "BEER ON A STICK!"
- Al
"Steve Fletty"
<fletty(a)umn.edu> To: mba(a)thebarn.com
Sent by: cc:
mba-bounce@theba Subject: eis report
rn.com
08/29/2003 12:23
PM
First I put 2 gallons in a carboy, and that got all slushy in my chest
freezer. The ice didn't float to the top, but was dispersed throughout.
So, I xfered the beer to a bucket and put that in the chest freezer.
The whole thing froze solid. So I took that out and let it mostly thaw.
Finally, I sanitized a knife and a mesh strainer and chunked up the ice a
bit and scooped about 2 quarts out wtih the strainer.
First I put 2 gallons in a carboy, and that got all slushy in my chest
freezer. The ice didn't float to the top, but was dispersed throughout.
So, I xfered the beer to a bucket and put that in the chest freezer.
The whole thing froze solid. So I took that out and let it mostly thaw.
Finally, I sanitized a knife and a mesh strainer and chunked up the ice a
bit and scooped about 2 quarts out wtih the strainer.
ABR is just 8 days away!
Thanks for the info on Propane and Propane Accessories.
Tracy 1 Stop at Hamline and Marshall in St. Paul is my best option.
Cheers,
Jim
>From Madison:
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:24:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Rogers <bill6beers(a)yahoo.com>
Subject: [madbrewers] Nice article on Cantillon
Nice article on Cantillon. Enjoy:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/956936.asp?0dm=C11RR
=====
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Hey,
There is a WestSide Meeting tonight at 7 pm at
WindRiver Brewing. You probably directions to the
store at http://www.windriverbrew.com/map.html.
Our street address is 7212 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie MN (close to the border with Edina).
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Combining Mike Valentiner's and Roger Deschner's comments about making an "ice beer" are very appropriate. It is much, much easier and more effective to freeze beer in mid-winter, rather than in a mechanical freezer. It is always a good idea to push finished beer with CO2 gas and avoid possible oxidation of your beer.
My own comment to add is this....Microbiologically speaking, there are esentially no airborne wild yeast cells outdoors in mid-winter....very unlikely to have contamination issues when transferring a "frozen" beer on a -20F January day.
And, yes, it is technically illegal to make an ice beer, if you look at the letter of the BATF law. Concentration vs. distillation, obviously they accomplish the same task, increasing alcohol content of the beverage.
There ia an old issue of Zymurgy that delves into Eisbocks..... getting insanely high ABV's by freezing and concentrating an already big ol' bock beer. I have this issue at home if anyone is interested..... I just don't recall the year/month of the publication.
Chills and cheers,
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Steve,
I think a number of people have made the ice beer (deliberately or
accidently) in a corn keg. After slushy, strain out the liquid by
pouring off or whatever works best for you.
Steve Fletty writes:
>
> So how does this work for an ice beer...?
>
> I froze 2 gallons in a carboy last night, thinking that the ice would float
> to the top and I could rack off the beer beneath the floating slush, but I
> had a big beer slushy instead.
>
> So, it looks like I should use a bucket rather than a carboy.
>
> Do I then just use a slotted spoon to scoop out the ice or some of the ice?
>
>
--
Steve Piatz piatz(a)cray.com
Cray Inc. 651-605-9049
1340 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
So how does this work for an ice beer...?
I froze 2 gallons in a carboy last night, thinking that the ice would float
to the top and I could rack off the beer beneath the floating slush, but I
had a big beer slushy instead.
So, it looks like I should use a bucket rather than a carboy.
Do I then just use a slotted spoon to scoop out the ice or some of the ice?
Hey,
Just wanted to give everyone a heads up that there is
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That�s right, Matt Klein and I are in the process of
starting a business.
We are starting out as a mail-order, internet, and
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The catalog is in the works, and hopefully we can get
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only sell equipment (no ingredients yet), and the
equipment we do sell is mostly dispensing equipment
like faucets, towers, and jockey-boxes. However, we
do carry a lot of other hardware like kettle
conversion kits and such. Finally, we have a supplier
we can get almost any equipment/furniture/hardware you
would see at a bar. We are not going to catalog the
bar stuff, but if you are interested, just ask, and we
can see what we can do.
We realize that the big boys in the area (Northern,
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can get instant gratification on your purchases. Heck
we still shop there. But because we don�t have to pay
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So if you are planning on buying some equipment and
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Please contact Matt or Pete at:
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Sorry for repition of this post on all of the
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