3lb of white sugar in a 5-gallon batch = 3.6% ABV.2lb of white sugar in a 5-gallon batch = 2.4% ABV.1lb of white sugar in a 5-gallon batch = 1.2% ABV.Determine what your desired ABV is and add sugar accordingly.For a 5-gallon batch, that would be 1.2% ABV. Pure cane sugar yields 42 gravity points per pound per gallon and is 100 percent fermentable, so one pound of sugar in a 1-gallon batch would be (0.046 – 0.000) x 131 = 6.026% ABV per gallon. The formula for ABV is (OG – FG) x 131.The process is still very simple, and involves fermenting a mix of distilled or reverse osmosis water and sugar (you can even just use cheap granulated pure cane sugar). For this article, though, we’ll explore the more “authentic” version! Homebrew Hard Seltzer Method 2: Fermentation!Įven though this method honestly produces a result that’s not quite the same as what you’d expect from a store-bought seltzer, it’s good, very cheap, very easy, and feels a little more authentically brewed.
At some point, I’ll do a side-by-side comparison of the same flavors and same strength, but with one batch fermented and one mixed with grain alcohol to compare them. It’s not really “brewing”, but it works, and honestly it works a little better than the true homebrew method. Once it’s your desired flavor and strength, you can just force carbonate it in your keg. You can even lightly sweeten it, although I actually think it’s better unsweetened. One way to quickly and easily have hard seltzer on tap at home is to mix water (I highly recommend using distilled or reverse osmosis water to avoid off flavors), flavoring, and grain alcohol (or vodka) in a keg to your desired strength (generally about 5%). I don’t really consider this method to be brewing (more “assembling”), but it’s worth mentioning. Homebrew Hard Seltzer Method 1: Mixing it in a Keg All you need to do is use a couple of cups of spirit and soak the fruit in the refrigerator for a day or two until the flavors are imparted. The two primary options you have for flavoring your seltzer are to use natural flavor extracts or to create an infusion by cold steeping fruit, spices, or whatever else you want to flavor your seltzer with in a neutral grain alcohol like Everclear or vodka. I’m not a big fan of flavored vodka, so we’re going to gloss over that one for this article. For the mixed version below, you can even just use a flavored vodka. You have a couple of options depending on the method you’re using to make your seltzer.
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Flavoring Homebrew Hard Seltzerīefore We get into the process of how to brew hard seltzer, we need to talk about flavoring briefly. There are a couple of ways to make it, which I’ll describe below. The batch that I used as the example for this article cost under $10 to make for a 5-gallon batch. Here’s the good news: it turns out that hard seltzer is incredibly easy to make, and EXTREMELY cheap. I had just added a second keezer to my home brewery, so I had a few extra taps to play with anyway. I immediately decided to figure out how to make it myself. A 12-pack of that fizzy water costs at least as much as a 12-pack of a decent craft IPA.
A couple of weeks later, my wife wanted to pick some up for a party we were hosting. Certainly not the way I enjoy a great beer, but enjoyable nonetheless. I resisted for a few minutes, and then I caved and had one.Īnd damn it, I enjoyed it. And then I ran out of beer on a trip, and the only thing left was…White Claw. As cans of White Claw, Truly, and Natural Light Seltzer started showing up everywhere, I rolled my eyes at them and didn’t have any interest in even a taste. I know, I know, I was as against it as anyone. Support us directly and check out some of our bonus content.I can’t believe I’m writing an article about homebrew hard seltzer, and REALLY can’t believe I’m about to say this: I enjoy drinking it. Stay tuned for part B when we cover the fermentation, clarification and fruit additives of our recipes.
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Otherwise, this recipe is excellent for anyone from the first time brewer to the pro looking to try something different. The real trick to making this recipe is to keep the boiling of the sugar to a minimum and to use Distised or R/O water. In today’s Journey, we use the Hard Seltzer Kit that we bought from Adventures in HomeBrewing, we had already planned to make our own recipe but were glad to see that our friends at AIH had already put it in a kit for us to use instead of having to start from scratch. Affiliate Links (Mineral Pack formula below):ġ.25 grams Magnesium Sulfate aka Epsom Salt (Heptahydrate), 1.25 Grams of Magnesium Chloride (Hexahydrate) and 1.5 grams of Sodium Bicarbonate aka Baking SodaĠ.25 grams Magnesium Sulfate aka Epsom Salt (Heptahydrate), 0.25 Grams of Magnesium Chloride (Hexahydrate) and 0.3 grams of Sodium Bicarbonate aka Baking Soda
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