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Homebrewing
The how-to, recipes, equipment, tips, trouble-shooting and other needful things for those intrepid people who choose to ferment their own special blends of beer.
538 Questions
How many 20 oz glasses of beer do you get out of a keg?
If you are talking about a full size keg, then it is about 165 12oz beers, or 124 16oz beers.
If you are talking about a half keg, then it is about 82 12oz beers, or 62 16oz beers.
Obviously there are other sizes, but those are the main ones.
What ratio of yeast sugar and water should you use to make distillation occur?
To make 5 gallons of jungle juice, use 2 grams of yeast and a 5-pound bag of sugar. Unless you are using a ton of fruit in your brew, don't worry to much about the sugar level in there, as they wont really come up enough to overwhelm your yeast. If you are using concentrates, read the label and get the sugar level from there. Simply deduct it from your 5 pounds of sugar, and you will be okay. Note: once the sugar is consumed by the yeast, which will be about 3-4 days, you can strain your brew using a simple coffee pot. Place your brew into a bottle, or series of bottles and set aside. The longer you hold them the better your brew will taste, but you can drink them at this point.
Yeast is a microscopic fungus, and are common as the dusty "bloom" on fruit and grapes.
The yeasts in wine/beer/cider digest sugars to generate the energy they need.
Useful waste products are alcohol and carbon dioxide.
What stores carry blue ribbon malt syrup?
Yes Blue Ribbon Malt is sold at www.eckraus.com, but it isn't called Blue Ribbon Malt anymore. Premier Malt Limited has always produced what we know as Blue Ribbon Malt. They have since dropped the name Blue Ribbon Malt and just starting calling it by their own name. My grandmother used to brew beer as I do today and that's what I use. In the 60s and 70s there weren't many brewing stores and the options on brewing supplies were limited. So, you pretty much used whatever was available to you and at the time the most popular was Blue Ribbon Malt Dark. So go to this website order you some up and brew or bake away.
It depends on how much beer those 200 people are willing to drink. But my guess is 40.
It's probably too late for you now, but 40 kegs would probably serve a small town. 1 keg contains ~15.5 gallons of beer. That's about 165 12oz cans of beer. Take a look at your guy to girl ratio. Guys will drink more than girls and you can maybe assume 1-2 beers per guy and 0-1 per girl each hour. This is also assuming your friends are all alcoholics...
Let's just assume an even split of 100 guys and 100 girls at a 4 hour party. Worst case scenario is you go through about 300 beers/hour for 4 hours. That's 1200 beers for this wicked awesome party. 1200/165 = 7 kegs. I have never in my life seen a party go through that many kegs.
That's an awful lot of beer that will cost a small fortune. I personally would not buy any more than 4-5 kegs. There are a lot of things you can't account for such as pre-gamers, beer haters, waiting lines and people that need to drive.
2 maybe 3 if this is a wedding reception think about the grooms buddies, are they a bunch of animals and still single, or are they a bunch of pompous a**holes that talk a big game but in actuality if their gf or wife sees the pink isod wearing douche bag anywhere near the keg she'll kick his a**.
How much water is in a 12 oz coors light beer?
According to the nutrition facts, a 12oz bottle of Bud Light has 110 calories. 87.5% of the calories come from carbohydrates and 12.5% come from protein.
Where can you buy sleeman's beer in the US?
Well, their website is EXTREMELY tough to navigate and doesn't even have some of the brands listed, so it's hard to tell for sure.
I live in Michigan and used to sell it, so I know we have it here in SE Michigan... beyond that, I'm not sure what other states have it.
. Was on their website - very easy to navigate - and saw all of their beers avail - u can contact their consumer relations dept via the website or facebook page (they answered my questions very quickly on the fb page). Facebook.com/sleemanbeer
There are some simple rules but they are not universal and depend on storage vessel and conditions. Beer can keep for several months but a few weeks is more normal, and years is a rare thing. Certain red wines and most sweet wines (especially whites) will keep and improve for many decades, even centuries. Fortified wines similarly. Most common, cheap white and red wines will deteriorate after a year or two, some long before that. Cost itself is not a good indicator - I have drunk very cheap sweet wines and reds 2-3-4+ years old and they have been fantastic compared to when young. But they are exceptions.
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What alcohol content is beer in Texas?
It's probably the same as in any other state :) For a comprehensive list of beer alcohol contents check out http://www.alcoholcontents.com/beer/beer.htm
How many calories in a non-alcohol beer?
Here are some calorie counts for 12 ounces of different beers: * Sierra Nevada Pale Ale: 175 * Sam Adams Lager: 160 * Pilsner Uruqell: 160 * Michelob: 155 * Guinness: 153 * Heineken: 150 * Corona: 148 * Budweiser: 145 * MGD: 143 * Stella Artois: 140 * Bud Light: 110 * Coors Light: 102 * Budweiser Select: 99 * Michelob Ultra: 96 * Amstel Light: 95 * Miller Genuine Draft Light: 64 * Anchor Steam - 153
* Bass Ale - 160
* Beck's - 140
* Budweiser - 140
* Corona Light - 105
* Guinness Draught - 126 * Guinness Stout - 153 * Miller Lite - 96
* Sierra Nevada Pale Ale - 175
* Sierra Nevada Stout - 210 By the way, the average wine has about 275-300 calories per 12 ounces. Of course, one glass of wine isn't usually 12 ounces. You might drink half as much wine as you would beer, making wine slightly lower calorie. Mixed drinks are about the same. Gin & tonic or vodka cranberry have about 300 calories per 12 ounces. Margaritas are very bad: they might have about 750 calories! * I threw in some low cal beers as well
How do you calculate the alcoholic content of beer?
Alcohol content in beer is measured in %/volume. Multiply the number of units of beer by the % alcohol to get the total volume of alcohol.
12 oz. of 5% beer = 12 x .05 = 0.6 ounces of pure alcohol.
If you do not know the %-age of alcohol, as in home brewing, you would need to test the specific gravity. Testing equipment is available in home brewing catalogs.
Are kegs worth the cost your cases of beer?
The following answer is indeed applicable to American macro-brews like Budweiser, Miller, and Coors. However the price per beer of a micro-brew and most imported beers is farcheaper if you buy a keg vs. a can. Yes, many imports and micros come in cans.
- There are qty 165 12 Oz beers in a half barrel.
- There are 5.5 30 packs in a keg.
- An average Bud 30 pack price is approx. $18 (sometimes cheaper).
- That breaks down to $99 for 5.5 30 packs of Bud.
- A 1/2 barrel of Bud costs between $105-$107, or thereabouts.
- You have to buy a kegerator, run it (electricity), plus buy cups, all of which add to cost. Not to mention CO2 tank refill costs and potential repairs to your kegerator in the future.
- 30 packs can be bought at any time in smaller quantity's and stored in the fridge in the kitchen or one in your bar. This would negate the kegerator running costs. No cups needed.
- Hence, it is cheaper to purchase 30 packs of Bud than buy a keg (I haven't even mentioned the deposit, because when you return the keg you get it refunded at the same with a tap).
Per drink, yes.
But there are deposits on the keg and the tap to consider, as well as purchasing the necessary cups and ice. And a keg can be difficult to cool down and keep at a good temperature. Long term use, say a single person in an apartment, the beer may go bad long before it is consumed. For a short term party it is good, and it will work for someplace with a decent turnover, say a house with half a dozen people in it that drink a couple beers a day.
How can you make mead at home?
Mead Is made by fermenting honey! (you learn something new each day, ay?)
Simple mead Recipe
- 1 Part honey
- 5 parts water
- one packet of yeast (I use Lavin EC-1118 Champagne yeast, but any kind will do, you can even use bread yeast if you want, but wine yeast will produce the best results)
Mix the honey and water and pour into a carboy or other primary fermentation container
Prepare the yeast according to the directions on the packet
Put the yeast mixture into the must
If used alternate primary fermentation container then rack the mead into a carboy when fermentation begins to slow and cap with a fermentation lock
Once the fermentation has stopped entirely you can rack again into another carboy and cap with a fermentation lock again to eliminate some of the sediment, or you can simply wait for it to clarify. Either way DO NOT BOTTLE until the mead is crystal clear.
Once clear bottle and enjoy at your leisure. (http://mead.lilleypress.com/articles/40-general/57-a-mazing-simplicity)
Can non alcoholic beer be mailed?
It is unlawful to mail intoxicating beverages with an alcohol content greater than .5% or more alcohol by weight. You may use FedEx to ship beer.
11.7 Intoxicating LiquorA potable beverage is nonmailable if it is of 0.5% or more alcoholic content by weight, which is taxable under Chapter 51, Internal Revenue Service Code. The product may be mailed if it conforms to applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Service and Food and Drug Administration and is not an alcoholic beverage, poisonous, or flammable.It is technically illegal in the U.S., however many people do it anyways. A safer alternative is to send beer money via a gift certificate. There are a couple startups offering such service.
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Why does your home-brew beer taste like wine?
There can be a number of causes. One is that the fermentation has not been completed and there are sugars left in the beer. Another is that a wine type yeast may have gotten into the mix and caused a different fermentation process. You might take a sample to a local beer brewing store or microbrewery and get an expert opinion on it. A:
Tastes like wine is too vague to know for sure. Do you mean it tastes fruity or maybe tastes vinegary? Ales tend to be more fruity flavored, and they're the most common home brews because they ferment at room temperature. A vinegar taste can be from not sanitizing the equipment good enough and getting a bacteria growth.
How many cups of beer in a 12 pack?
It depends on the type of beer bottles inside. There are longnecks, stubbies, and several other kinds. A long neck box of standard beer bottles is about 10.5" wide, 8" deep and 9.5" tall. !
What is another name for a wooden barrel?
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Highest recorded Blood Alcohol Content?
The highest recorded Blood Alcohol Concentration was recorded by a U.S. Hospital at 0.74, almost ten times the legal limit in most states.
The following is from the Drug Abuse Recognition Training website. http://www.drugrecognition.com/Alco.htm
Expressed in Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels * 0.03 BAC - Slowed reaction time. * 0.04 BAC - Federal prohibited limit for commercial drivers license. * 0.05 BAC - Increased risk taking and American Medical Association recommended prohibited limit. * 0.08 BAC - Recommended prohibited limit for criminal charges and impaired vision. * 0.10 BAC - Poor large muscle control, loss of balance, and prohibited limit in most states. * 0.17 BAC - National average blood alcohol level of drivers in a fatal crash. * 0.19 BAC - National average for first time DUI offender and of persons who have killed police officers. * 0.20 BAC - Loss of emotional control. * 0.22 BAC - National average for replete DUI offenders at time of arrest. * 0.30 BAC - Loss of orientation as to time and place,. * 0.35 BAC - Blackouts and stupor. * 0.50 BAC - Published overdose level leading to death. * 0.74 BAC - Highest recorded blood alcohol level by a US hospital. The highest recorded Blood Alcohol Concentration was recorded by a U.S. Hospital at 0.74, almost ten times the legal limit in most states.
The following is from the Drug Abuse Recognition Training website. http://www.drugrecognition.com/Alco.htm
Expressed in Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) levels * 0.03 BAC - Slowed reaction time. * 0.04 BAC - Federal prohibited limit for commercial drivers license. * 0.05 BAC - Increased risk taking and American Medical Association recommended prohibited limit. * 0.08 BAC - Recommended prohibited limit for criminal charges and impaired vision. * 0.10 BAC - Poor large muscle control, loss of balance, and prohibited limit in most states. * 0.17 BAC - National average blood alcohol level of drivers in a fatal crash. * 0.19 BAC - National average for first time DUI offender and of persons who have killed police officers. * 0.20 BAC - Loss of emotional control. * 0.22 BAC - National average for replete DUI offenders at time of arrest. * 0.30 BAC - Loss of orientation as to time and place,. * 0.35 BAC - Blackouts and stupor. * 0.50 BAC - Published overdose level leading to death. * 0.74 BAC - Highest recorded blood alcohol level by a US hospital.
