kiwikeg wrote:Pulled out the last of this distilled beer that has been sitting at the back of the celler since late 2012. It has changed remarkably since it was distilled. It has totally lost all hop flavors and is very nearly scotch whiskey like.
kiwikeg wrote:Pulled out the last of this distilled beer that has been sitting at the back of the celler since late 2012. It has changed remarkably since it was distilled. It has totally lost all hop flavors and is very nearly scotch whiskey like.
bluc wrote:Hmmm got me thinking I wonder what distilled ginger beer would be like...
kiwikeg wrote:Took the hearts and ran on the spirit run. unfortnatly its seems to have lost a bit of that delicious hoppy aroma and the malt is much stronger. Didnt mess around dumped the hearts in a bottle with some oak and slung it in the ageing cupboard.
I can now say 99% of what i have read on distilling forums about distilling beer is BULLSHIT!!! repeated by people who have never done it.
there was no foaming my column was easier to clean up than after a rum wash only thing was the yeild was pretty low.
if i do this again i would do it as a single pot still run.
Found out distilled beer is called Bierbrand in german literally beer brandy.
TasSpirits wrote:bluc wrote:Hmmm got me thinking I wonder what distilled ginger beer would be like...
After being offered a sample from a Tasmanian Distillery 50% in a plastic bottle :handgestures-thumbdown: I had a sniff and thought this needs to be on the to do list.
I have just distilled some Ginger Beer and after 24h airing its starting to smell quite good, ran it as per normal through 3 plates, cuts as per normal. 1 thing I did notice is between 40% and 20% the distillate is very much like the end of a rum run i.e oils. Ive started the next gen off the lees as an experiment :-B I have watered down to 45% and will let air for a few days before sampling.
Heef71 wrote:kiwikeg wrote:Took the hearts and ran on the spirit run. unfortnatly its seems to have lost a bit of that delicious hoppy aroma and the malt is much stronger. Didnt mess around dumped the hearts in a bottle with some oak and slung it in the ageing cupboard.
I can now say 99% of what i have read on distilling forums about distilling beer is BULLSHIT!!! repeated by people who have never done it.
there was no foaming my column was easier to clean up than after a rum wash only thing was the yeild was pretty low.
if i do this again i would do it as a single pot still run.
Found out distilled beer is called Bierbrand in german literally beer brandy.
Hey KK,
I'm glad this thread is still kickin around. Got some kegs of beer that a publican didn't want (out of date), and I wanna have a go at distilling it.
I take it you ran it thru twice in a pot?? Do you have any other advice??
kiwikeg wrote:Heef71 wrote:kiwikeg wrote:Took the hearts and ran on the spirit run. unfortnatly its seems to have lost a bit of that delicious hoppy aroma and the malt is much stronger. Didnt mess around dumped the hearts in a bottle with some oak and slung it in the ageing cupboard.
I can now say 99% of what i have read on distilling forums about distilling beer is BULLSHIT!!! repeated by people who have never done it.
there was no foaming my column was easier to clean up than after a rum wash only thing was the yeild was pretty low.
if i do this again i would do it as a single pot still run.
Found out distilled beer is called Bierbrand in german literally beer brandy.
Hey KK,
I'm glad this thread is still kickin around. Got some kegs of beer that a publican didn't want (out of date), and I wanna have a go at distilling it.
I take it you ran it thru twice in a pot?? Do you have any other advice??
Yeah strip and then dilute low wines with the last of thw the beer and do the spirit run.
Give it a little oak and a lot of time.
A slow single run in a pot still might work out better.
But I have a bubbler now so it's a single pass through that now.
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