lo carb beer

relfman · Post by **relfman** » Tuesday May 16, 2006 8:00 am

anyone have a recipe for a lo carb beer ....thanx

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tuesday May 16, 2006 12:55 pm

Just use any kit, add 1kg dextrose, and then wonder why it tastes foul. You could also add some dry beer enzyme.

Either that, or make a beer, and then water it down prior to bottling.

relfman · Post by **relfman** » Tuesday May 16, 2006 5:36 pm

so what ur sayin chris is dont try???

velophile · Post by **velophile** » Tuesday May 16, 2006 6:33 pm

If you want to limit carbs in your diet you have a choice.

Drink a, maybe watery, lo-carb beer. Make one if you need to.

or

Find the beer you *really* like and drink less of it or less often and really enjoy it when you do.

relfman · Post by **relfman** » Tuesday May 16, 2006 8:34 pm

thats the Q bro .....how do u make a lo carb beer

Hillbilly · Post by **Hillbilly** » Tuesday May 16, 2006 11:02 pm

I've done a ESB lager with 500 grams of corn syrup and some Hallertau hops, leave it in the bottle for a few months. Only low carb/alcohol beer I've ever made but was suprised with the taste.
Hope this helps,
Hillbilly.

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Wednesday May 17, 2006 8:34 am

Doesn't corn syrup not totally ferment out though? ie. it leaves carbs in on top of those in the kit?

Low carb would be a kit alone plus dry enzyme plus however much dextrose (fully ferments to alc) you want just like Chris said, wouldn't it?

How much dry enzyme can you add & what else could you do to lower the carb content?

mr beer · Post by **mr beer** » Wednesday May 17, 2006 10:30 pm

If you want to limit carbs in your died, u should cut back on the less necessasary carb intakes, like food, not beer.

The Carbonator · Post by **The Carbonator** » Thursday May 18, 2006 1:02 pm

bloody oath

dont sacrifice the beer. Its not the beers fault

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Friday May 19, 2006 1:58 pm

I agree with velophile.

As I said before, just make your beer using only glucose. Either that, or don't add any sugars at all.

Wassa · Post by **Wassa** » Friday May 19, 2006 8:40 pm

i'm not sure but maltodextrin is only about 65 -75% fermentable, thats why they use it to increase the "body" in a brew. The higher the non fermentable sugars the lower the alcohol. the higher the body and the higher the body weight....as in the fatter you get.

Dogger Dan · Post by **Dogger Dan** » Saturday May 20, 2006 2:33 am

Malto Dextrin is unfermentable fo all intents and purposes.

If it is 5 percent I'd fall over but it does add carbs.

The best way to make a lo carb beer is to do just a can, leave the other adjuncts out

Dogger