Thursday, February 3, 2011

Frozen

Inspired by the water falling from the sky tonight, I guess...

Either way, right now it is 28° outside, and slightly drizzling. This means frozen everything tomorrow morning!

A bit of a beer myth, there was once a batch of Bock beer in Germany that was forgotten in the icy environment. By morning the casks of Bock had frozen and burst open. The brew-masters noticed in the center of the casks was a part still liquid. Tasting brought about amazement! The liquid part in the center was the alcohol not frozen at all, but condensed and tastier than ever!

Hence came about the Eisbock. By freezing out water in the beer, the left over result is an immensely flavorful beer with high ABV (alcohol by volume).

I have heard, however, that the techniques it takes to actually freeze distill something in this manner can cause a negative effect that can easily blind if not kill a person. 

SO DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN ICE BEER.

Or do, then see what happens... that could be exciting. 

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