I made an Eisbock and was wondering when it comes time to do the freezing part, what is the best container to use? I was thinking a Korny Keg. Does the freezing damage the seals? Or is there something better to use?
Thanks
I use a bucket. Makes it very easy to remove the ice.
Did you not experience any oxidation from this?
Besides the use of a corny keg, I have heard of some carefully racking into a 3 L sanitized soda bottle and allowing that to freeze then carefully decanting off when the beer starts to get slushy. Haven’t tried it though. If it were me I would try the corny keg, but sounds like Denny has had success with a bucket too.
I’ve used a corny before and it worked well. The trick is to shake it every couple hours while it is freezing. You get a nice even slush. Then after a day or so you can rack out of it. Or maybe longer, or shorter… I haven’t done this in a while. I’m sure you’ve already googled it :-).