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My sister's fiancee's mom sent me a bunch of packets to make Podpiwek, which is apparently a lightly alcoholic beer made with crumbled dark bread. The packets are tiny, and the instructions are written on each one. Here is a translation:
Dissolve 1 packet of Podpiwek in 10 liters of boiling water. Boil for 10 mins.
Sieve the liquid through a piece of cloth (filter paper should be fine).
Mix 5 grams of yeast (best fresh) in 1/2 glass of this liquid. Then add this mixture to the rest of the liquid.
Add 500-600 grams of sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Fill up the bottles with the screw cap and put away in winter for 5 days (summer for 3 days). The first day should be in a warm place and the rest in cooler place.
I'm intrigued, but I'm not sure how to proceed. I imagine it'll be 2-3% abv (BeerSmith tells me it will be 2.16% if the powder in the packet add nothing fermentable to the wort) but I have no clue about the taste. I have 2 dilemmas:
First, I'm thinking of just sterilizing some 2-liter plastic soda bottles for my first batch, as I'm not sure how it will turn out. Will the seal on the screw-cap be tight enough to allow carbonation to happen? Can anyone think of any other possible issues with using 2-liters?
Second, I have no clue what to do about yeast. I've never used anything but Wyeast or White Labs, but that seems like overkill for this beer. The batch will only be a 2-3 gallons. Any ideas what kind of yeast I should use? Should it even be beer yeast?
I think I'll be making this beer next weekend. I'll keep all of you posted about how it turns out.
Dissolve 1 packet of Podpiwek in 10 liters of boiling water. Boil for 10 mins.
Sieve the liquid through a piece of cloth (filter paper should be fine).
Mix 5 grams of yeast (best fresh) in 1/2 glass of this liquid. Then add this mixture to the rest of the liquid.
Add 500-600 grams of sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Fill up the bottles with the screw cap and put away in winter for 5 days (summer for 3 days). The first day should be in a warm place and the rest in cooler place.
I'm intrigued, but I'm not sure how to proceed. I imagine it'll be 2-3% abv (BeerSmith tells me it will be 2.16% if the powder in the packet add nothing fermentable to the wort) but I have no clue about the taste. I have 2 dilemmas:
First, I'm thinking of just sterilizing some 2-liter plastic soda bottles for my first batch, as I'm not sure how it will turn out. Will the seal on the screw-cap be tight enough to allow carbonation to happen? Can anyone think of any other possible issues with using 2-liters?
Second, I have no clue what to do about yeast. I've never used anything but Wyeast or White Labs, but that seems like overkill for this beer. The batch will only be a 2-3 gallons. Any ideas what kind of yeast I should use? Should it even be beer yeast?
I think I'll be making this beer next weekend. I'll keep all of you posted about how it turns out.