I bottle most of my brews and am just wondering if there are any issues with leaving them in the shed during the winter - do the low temperatures affect condition?
Cheers,
Matt
Winter storage in sheds/garages
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bitter_dave
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guildofevil
Ooh! Ever hear of Eisbock?
It's a German thing where they get an already high alcohol Bock Bier, freeze it and remove the ice to make it even stronger.
I happen to be blending an old barley wine (11.5% ABV) and a new beer (4.5% ABV) to make something around 8%, but since they are predicting a temperature of -1C for Dublin tomorrow, I might put it outside and remove any ice that forms.
Naturally I'll be doing this in a plastic bucket.
It's a German thing where they get an already high alcohol Bock Bier, freeze it and remove the ice to make it even stronger.
I happen to be blending an old barley wine (11.5% ABV) and a new beer (4.5% ABV) to make something around 8%, but since they are predicting a temperature of -1C for Dublin tomorrow, I might put it outside and remove any ice that forms.
Naturally I'll be doing this in a plastic bucket.
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PieOPah
This is also something they do with cider.
possibly not a good idea to do it in uncontrolled environments.Freeze distilling can concentrate methanol and fusel alcohols (by-products of fermentation that true distillation separates out) in applejack to unhealthy levels. As a result, many countries prohibit such applejack as a health measure.
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guildofevil
