tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post1914024188741132240..comments2024-01-25T00:28:27.337-05:00Comments on Lug Wrench Brewing Company: Freeze Condensing the Eisbock - Photos and VideoJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07595986732198305751noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-26950789499152884022013-03-29T16:13:46.208-04:002013-03-29T16:13:46.208-04:00Kevin,
Thanks so much for the feedback and I'...Kevin,<br /><br />Thanks so much for the feedback and I'm glad you were able to use our experience as a resource.<br /><br />Slainte!<br /><br />JWJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595986732198305751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-72216918871367818292013-03-29T15:54:05.017-04:002013-03-29T15:54:05.017-04:00Awesome write-up! I just used your method for my o...Awesome write-up! I just used your method for my own Eisbock and it worked perfectly. Thanks for putting this out there.<br /><br />I did the keg method and pushed it with CO2 just like you described, and it went really smoothly. Wrote it up here: http://cdbrewing.com/2013/03/29/eisbock-a-journey/<br /><br />Happy brewing!<br />-KevinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284024421521203705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-18873450265780786782012-10-04T07:27:31.297-04:002012-10-04T07:27:31.297-04:00If you leave the container in the freezer long eno...If you leave the container in the freezer long enough, the entire thing will freeze in time. The trick is that you want to get it when the water is just starting to freeze (i.e. slush) but has not completely locked up (i.e. frozen block).<br /><br />The idea of skimming off the ice/slush as it forms is how I know a bunch of people do it. So it completely feasible. However, I was very worried about oxygen pick up into the beer, especially when there is repeatitive skimming of ice. So I opted to freeze the keg where I know there is a blanket of CO2 protecting beer the whole time.<br /><br />Just my opinion. Best of luck and let us know how it turned out!<br /><br />-JW Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595986732198305751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-39921588880989672142012-10-03T23:06:51.414-04:002012-10-03T23:06:51.414-04:00Thanks for the write-up! I just brewed a tasty dob...Thanks for the write-up! I just brewed a tasty dobblebock and decided to take 1 gallon (of the 5) and take a stab at an eisbock. I've had the fermented beer at 40 degrees for 3 weeks and just put it in the freezer. I'm not sure how long to wait before skimming ice off of the top. If I leave it too long will I end up freezing the entire batch? I was thinking of marking the sidewal of the topped-off container about a 1/4 of the way down and skimming until I reached the mark. What would JW do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-477580950556205622012-09-28T14:41:45.729-04:002012-09-28T14:41:45.729-04:00The full 5 gallon batch was in the keg that I put ...The full 5 gallon batch was in the keg that I put through the freezing process. You can see the condensation/freeze line on the side of the keg (just below the black rubber top) in the first photo at the top of the page. This gives a good indication of where the liquid level is inside.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />-JWJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595986732198305751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-55492520445880806202012-09-28T14:30:57.792-04:002012-09-28T14:30:57.792-04:00How full was your keg prior to freezing?How full was your keg prior to freezing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-85654586569008667262012-06-28T15:37:10.269-04:002012-06-28T15:37:10.269-04:00Great little tutorial, thanks for that. I've ...Great little tutorial, thanks for that. I've been discussing the best way to do this with some buddies of mine. We were thinking fo anything from an icecream machine, to a bucket. You're right, oxidation is a big concern. <br />We had thought of freezing the beer in a bucket, with the lid shut tight and wait for the beer to solidify on the top and outside of the volume of beer, then perhaps tap a hole in the top and transfer the center liquid to a keg. not sure how this is going to work but might be worth a try as well.<br /><br />Thanks again for publishing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-77726148655451121552012-06-26T15:27:51.795-04:002012-06-26T15:27:51.795-04:00StoneHands,
Thanks for the feedback - we apprecia...StoneHands,<br /><br />Thanks for the feedback - we appreciate it. After completing the process, I would certainly advise to do the freezing in a keg - it was simple and kept the beer protected from contamination/oxygen during the whole time. The bucket method should work, but for a beer that you want to keep for a long time, the risk of oxidizing or contamination is something that I would want to avoid if I could.<br /><br />I really wished I took a gravity reading of the melted beer slush. Because it was late at night, I did not think about it until the next day at which point the slush was had already been dumped. I may try to do a gravity reading on the finished beer and use the gravity change (compared to the FG measured when it game out of the fermentor) as another indicator of the concentration ratio. Thanks for the idea.<br /><br />All the best with your eisbock!<br /><br />-JWJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595986732198305751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120297133837645019.post-16371970944036970802012-06-26T10:46:48.654-04:002012-06-26T10:46:48.654-04:00I've got a doppel lagering right now that I pl...I've got a doppel lagering right now that I plan on turning into an eisbock. I've got it lagering in two 3 gallon kegs, plan on "eising" one of the small kegs. I, like you, have found very little information on the process. I've been torn on how I should do it, leave it in the keg like you've done, or using a bucket lined with a paint strainer bag and essentially pulling the ice out. Seems like the bucket method might oxidize the crap out of it though. I'm surprised at the color of your melted ice, I would've expected quite a bit of color loss, did you take a gravity reading on the melted ice? Did you taste it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com