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Jim Lahey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2447 Lisa's Merc Gender:	zero alcohol beer Oct 7^th, 2021 at 5:40pm I started in another thread, given I don't (cant) drink but would like to brew some beer etc has anyone ever made beer and then removed the alcohol? I know its pointless to some people.
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Reply #1 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 5:48pm

You naughty member! Now the (tiresome) GMods have to move this thread to Food (or they did with my first thread on brewing but they got discouraged.)

Heating a liquid to remove the alcohol is not easy, takes quite some time to get to 0.000001%abv.

Personally, I think Coopers boil some hops in water, sieve out the hops and let the hot liquid run through a heap of uncrushed malt. That will give it some bitterness, hop flavor and malt flavor.

But I don’t really know. My interest in non-alcoholic beer ceased the day I turned 18.

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Reply #2 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 5:53pm

Jovial Monk wrote on Oct 7^th, 2021 at 5:48pm:

You naughty member! Now the (tiresome) GMods have to move this thread to Food (or they did with my first thread on brewing but they got discouraged.)

Heating a liquid to remove the alcohol is not easy, takes quite some time to get to 0.000001%abv.

Personally, I think Coopers boil some hops in water, sieve out the hops and let the hot liquid run through a heap of uncrushed malt. That will give it some bitterness, hop flavor and malt flavor.

But I don’t really know. My interest in non-alcoholic beer ceased the day I turned 18.

Thanks JM, I don't think it needs to be any less than like 0.5% i might try it. I don't really mind not drinking its more i'd like to try making it. what about ginger beer? much the same?

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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 46047 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #3 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 6:14pm Ginger beer is non-alcoholic. “Brewed soft drink” as it says on the stubbies of Bundaberg Ginger Beer just means it was boiled: I guess sugar water was boiled with ginger root, the liquid sieved off, cooled {other crap done with it} and bottled and preserved somehow. No ferment, no alcohol.
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Reply #4 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 6:16pm

Jovial Monk wrote on Oct 7^th, 2021 at 6:14pm:

Ginger beer is non-alcoholic. “Brewed soft drink” as it says on the stubbies of Bundaberg Ginger Beer just means it was boiled: I guess sugar water was boiled with ginger root, the liquid sieved off, cooled {other crap done with it} and bottled and preserved somehow. No ferment, no alcohol.

I was under the impression that ginger beer could be brewed as with beer? maybe not.

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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 46047 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #5 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 6:49pm Tea and coffee are nonalcoholic yet they are “brewed beverages.” Brewing means boiling is all. If you have a gingery sugar syrup no doubt some friendly fungi would “alcoholise” it for you.
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Reply #6 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 6:54pm

Jovial Monk wrote on Oct 7^th, 2021 at 6:49pm:

Tea and coffee are nonalcoholic yet they are “brewed beverages.”

Brewing means boiling is all. If you have a gingery sugar syrup no doubt some friendly fungi would “alcoholise” it for you.

Okay so fermentation is the process rather than brewing I should be referring to. sugar+yeast+heat = alcohol?

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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 46047 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #7 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 7:10pm Not much heat, room temperature will do it. Maybe a teaspoon of yeast nutrient.
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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 46047 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #8 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 7:11pm Heat + liquid = brewing Sugary liquid + yeast = alcohol/alcoholic ferment
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Jim Lahey Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 2447 Lisa's Merc Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #9 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 7:12pm Cool, Thanks
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Jovial Monk Moderator Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 46047 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #10 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 7:17pm I am full of alcohol good information.
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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5396 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #11 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 7:56pm Drinking non alcoholic beer is like going down on your sister....It tastes the same but it's just not right!
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74315 Gender:	Re: zero alcohol beer Reply #12 - Oct 7^th, 2021 at 8:00pm Belgarion wrote on Oct 7^th, 2021 at 7:56pm: Drinking non alcoholic beer is like going down on your sister....It tastes the same but it's just not right! WTF is wrong with you? Although I do agree that there is zero purpose to non alcoholic beer. Just drink cordial if you are so inclined
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