Distilling Corona To Make Whiskey & Fortified Beer
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- čas přidán 29. 12. 2021
- Corona . . .. . the beer, comes to meme spirits. What happens when you distil corona? Can it make a tasty whiskey? What about adding the distilled corona back into a fresh beer? Fortified corona!
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I've always said the same thing about Corona.
Is it my favorite beer for taste? No
Is it a dang great cold beer on a hot day by the pool? Absolutely yes. Especially with a wedge of lime in it.
Don't forget the clamato
@@sykesgeo132 Not my favorite but I know lots of people love it. You do you :)
I misjudged the popularity of Corona when I planned my sons wedding. I bought all these good beers and all anyone wanted was Corona. The bar ran out in about a hour.
I prefer Pacifico for the same reason. It's the best Mexican lager for a hot day and with Mexican food.
Love a good Corona or Modelo with lime
Corona sells "Corona Familiar" in a brown bottle to give you a taste of how fresh Corona tastes.
Is that why i like the brown bottle better?
Hell I thought it was like a lager
@@TheDramethis it's just a 40 oz
This is also known as "Pacifico" - which is essentially the same as Corona, but in a brown bottle. It's more tolerable to my palette.
Or bit is British
Love the idea behind this. Thanks for taking a chance and rolling with this.
Would be fun to see more of these but trying different beers (Guinness, Saporro, Killians/Smithwicks, etc.)
I absolutely love your videos! Thank you so much for always bringing us top notch content. I always look forward to you uploading new videos!
I absolutely love your out-of-the-box ideas! Now you get me thinking about doing they same thing with twisted tea, maybe it will turn out like a long island with a extra kick! Thanks again for sharing your passion Jesse!
I smiled all the way through this video. You’re the best!👏 thank you, and have a wonderful New Year‼️
I love your playfulness and jolliness. You're the only man with a beard I've ever liked😊👍
You should save the results of experiments like this and make an episode where you revisit them on a yearly or whatever basis. Wouldn't take up much space and it would be an interesting learning experience with unexpected results for sure!
I actually enjoy that skunkyness from the corona, gives it a different taste than other beers. Especially when its ice cold
Adding the distilled crown back to fresh beer is a good idea and an interesting taste!!!
Thanks for the idea to use oil. Very comfortably.!
Subscribed after half-way through this video. Love your personality and presentation!
Skunking of beer happens a lot more in clear or green bottles, which is why most beers come in brow bottles as it helps prevent skunking more. It's also why if you ever decide to buy Heiniken you should avoid the bottled version and get the cans. The beer quality is so much better as the beer won't get skunked in the can. (Skunked in the can sounds really perverse)
I can't get that people that know more about beer than me actually think that Corona wants the beer slightly skunked and some think it's tasted better that way.
@@MostlyInteresting I think it's more about a huge percentage of their customers who don't know the beer is skunked and thus bad. They just assume that's what it's supposed to taste like since that's how it's been forever. They get used to it and end up wanting it to taste like that. Even today I still think most people don't even realize there's well over 100 different styles of beer since the majority just drink crappy versions of American Lager.
@@Mr.Batsu12 I wish I could remember the name of the specific video. But you can probably search for it. In a blind taste test the skunk and unskunked Corona was tasted and the ones that had been setting a while and a little skunked were actually preferred. Go figure. I don't drink the stuff myself.
@@MostlyInteresting Yep. Along with being familiar with the flavor there's also the marketing aspect. Like a long time ago they did huge Pepsi vs Coke taste tests and I think the majority preferred the taste of Pepsi. But people still continued to buy Coke over Pepsi. They liked the Coke experience which was more than just the flavor. It was the look and experience of Coke. Corona is known for those clear bottles, it's so important to the brand.
I also don't drink Corona. There's so much better beer out there. If people want a light refreshing summer 'lawn mower' beer they should try a good Hefeweizen. it's perfect for a lawn mower beer. Light, refreshing and highly carbonated.
That’s what I told to everybody but they believe skunk is caused by heat, not sunlight, that’s why I avoid drinking Sol beer, it literally means sun in Spanish and as far as I remember, it’s skunkier than Corona
Those beers went off like a 12 gauge! 🤣
Dude you are great! I don't have the knowledge to do this nor can I even begin to afford the tools. I just really enjoy watching you do it. Great channel.
Love the experimentation dude, made me smile, thank you :-)
Me and my brother years ago did a freeze distillation process using steel reserve (beer) and it turned out great after several times of adding beer and removing the frozen water(it took over a week for this process). It had a very concentrated flavor and a much higher alcohol percentage.
Freeze distillation is a bad idea. Still It has a video as to why.
@@1014p I wasnt commenting as in a question form if it was bad, we did it and it was good and there are commercial brewerys that do it too to achieve high abv and not lose taste do to distilling. So you can do whatever floats your boat!
I’ve thought of trying that with mead.
@@derrickrice2010 Your assuming I responded to a question. I do not care if commercial facilities do it. Plenty of research explaining why its bad to do. Why do distillers remove a certain amount of distilled solution? Because its got bad alcohols in it that will harm you. The heads are always removed for that reason.
So unless you used a special tool to remove that layer of bad stuff. You only concentrated it. In standard brewing it boils off mostly if not completely if allowed to age. Again just because a commercial group does something does not mean its a good idea. FDA is full of paid of to ignore bad stuff events. ATF is not a saint at all either.
@@1014p Dude, don't be a prick. Apple Jack is made from freezer distillation. The Amish kids stick a knife in the barrel of apple juice that's kept outside in the winter, and they skim off the alcohol behind their parents... All whisky starts as distiller's beer
Cool process!...Love the into the A.M t-shirts, im also a fan!
Your bottle opening skillz are legitmas...😋
I like this video. Easy going, no pressure experience. The way we like it
love that you mentioned Charlie Bamforth, I had him as a professor at university and he was magnificent
You may have found the BEST use for Corona ;-) Cheers Jesse, Happy New Year !!
I have done this with Guinness, It makes great whiskey
That's a good idea
Thanks. I'll try it.
This is a really cool video Jesse, I have a bunch of homebrewing friends that have tons of leftover beer and sometimes reject projects that I’ve been interested in distilling and this gives me a whole lot of ideas on how to play with it and come up with unique fortified beer or beer based spirits, Cheers!
Same here! Just dumped a reject 5 gallon batch that totally could have been distilled 😂
If the flavours are very bad would it be better to use plates/reflux to make that kind of thing into a clean base spirit? Could imagine some wierd funky flavours adding complexity to a gin maybe
Awesome video Jesse! Almost seems like you make loaded Corona with Corona whisky. If you don't know a loaded Corona is where you grab a swig of Corona, top it back up with tequilla and drop a lime slice in. Plug the bottle with your finger, invert it and then drink. The idea of doing that with a Corona whisky sounds like fun. Thanks for the great video!
You can do the same thing with a dry cider and top it with rum or even spiced rum
@@jasonmackintosh1253 that sounds amazing. Gonna try that soon.
Bacardi limon is the best loaded corona imo
Corn flakes and Wheaties whiskey! And I've subscribed watched a few videos and loved every minute
Not silly at all! I love this kind of video inspired by pure curiosity! And I'm sure I'm not alone
That frosty cold Corona you show looks delicious. I can't wait for summer so I can really enjoy one. Some of us aren't so lucky to be living in the Southern Hemisphere right now. Great video as always.
The other day it was warmer in Houston at 2am in winter, than in my tropical state in australia at 6pm
@@thomasa5619 I'm currently sitting in -50. This climate change is a motherfucker.
@@thirstbuster78 I hear ya.
I love watching you do these "experimental" videos. I don't like beer but still an interesting video.
Fun video! Previously you put a lot of effort into describing the flavors which I really enjoyed trying to follow along from a distance. Keep it up! Also now that you've got some experience under your belt, have you considered making a video with tips for flavors that age well?
Fascinating video.
The grain bill of corona is really high in corn so the outcome didn’t surprise me, regardless a good journey.
Thanks for sharing
Rabbit Hole Brewing had a batch of their English Brown Ale distilled at Acre Distilling in Fort Worth, Hop Along Cassidy. Which turned into a lovely whiskey with notes of chocolate from the grain bill and the aroma of Columbus & EKG hops are awesome. The hop oils come across very well.
Love the videos brother!... 120 twister ice pops 4kg sugar 25ltr water trust me brother 🙏 mind blowing! Much love from Ireland 😎
I prefer fresh 'Veronica' cerveza over 'Corona'. Currently freeze distilling my Doppelbock that I made in March (14.2 gallons) into an Eisbock.
I often thought about trying this with a box port
Me too, … unless mr big beard sillit do it before I do 😜
I guess I will do that rather, although I already have 24 bottles of beer waiting for this same experiment…
Talk about HOT!, it's 39c here in Adelaide. Great vid mate, have a great N Y.
Thats Amazing Jessie!
Hppy new year. Boiler maker. Beer and a shot. Looks tasty.
Mad scientist! Subbed! LOL That case went off like .22s
Loved this video!
Funniest video mate, love it... I gotta go smack some mad flying Corona tops around the joint. lol
Excellent chemistry lesson. Might try this concept with a 5 ltr jar of Old Rosie Cider that's been knocking about forever. Oh, yes, did you use ceramic saddles with your Corona ish brew.
All the best for 2022 💖
Best laugh on CZcams hands down.
Now THAT'S a selling point... "It's not offensive" LMAO. Thanks for doing this one!
You should definitly try this with beer ! Nice vid
I’d like to see more quality freeze distilled and fortified lagers on the market. Some of us want a refreshing lager to have strong flavor and yet not taste like espresso and oatmeal or grapefruit peel and pine tar.
or you could try a barley wine, they're a great style of strong beer that has none of that. sadly no one knows about them so they don't get made often
Maybe you can brew your own at home. And don't add any goddam oatmeal espresso fruit.
Awesome video man
You are a amazing person.
Having too much fun with those caps, brother!!! Lol
I had a year old bier ferment on second - don't ask - however, because it still smelled good, tasted okay - so instead of bottling, we distilled it with the little airstill potstill -- Everyone said it would be terrible, hops, yadayada - IT WAS FANTASTIC!!
Gotta say, I generally don't like Corona, but a hot day working outside in Texas and you just can't beat it!
Jessie you are a mad lad, welcome to the club.
I never really thought of corona as skunky before but I had one on hand and you’re right
I love how kiwis will open a beer with anything other than a bottle opener 😂
Fun video! I’ve gone the other way a little while back, I took a few Oktoberfest Blue Moon’s and froze them, stuck the beer ice in a salad spinner, and repeated until I got what I estimated was around 30% ABV. It was pretty good, a colder freezer could have gotten higher proofs and might be interesting to explore in another meme spirit video.
I bought one of those air stills off amazon for 80$ all in. Entirely stainless inside and a PID control built in. Works a treat. I can set one temp to pull the meth out and then move it up to get the good stiff. Out of a 24 of Corona you might get an ounce ish.
The best beer is a cold and free one. End of discussion 😃
Hi, retired Aussie in the Philippines. Made a heap of bad beers which I still have bottled. I have just about finished a combination Pot & Reflux still.
Could be fun to try them (23 litres) first on a Pot run & then on a full reflux.They must be pure vinegar by now.
Back in Oz I built an offset head reflux but mainly used Birdwatchers them flavoured with Jack Daniels smoking chips.
Nice video! Really enjoy it when you do these fun/experimental videos.
Would you say the air still is worth it?
I dont drink but I'm watching these like I got a problem 😭 you doing something right lol
Best part of popping a Corona is that lively POP. Maybe the most satisfying thing about drinking a Corona!?
About the lime wedge, living in Cali, I have always heard, that is to keep the flies ( "mosqua" in Spanish?) out of your beer. Handy trick, down in Baja California. Americans returning from Mexico had acquired the taste, and it stuck.
Yes, don`t waste your money when product is drinkable. Happy New Year to all Homebrewers! 🥂🥃🍷🍸🍾
Thanks Jesse! Interesting!
Yuengling is also done for it it comes from the beer being brewed cold and then going to distributors and cooling it then letting it warm up and then cooling it again then letting it warm up and cooling it again and ready to warm up creates that flavor
Brilliant....
I concentrated regular deutch lager 3:1 appr. 15% abv, and when added with carbonated sodastream water, the result was identical with the original Baiern lager!
Popping those bottles had me rolling 🤣
Super cool video, been doing the beer to whiskey series and had a few failures HAHA.
Will go look at yours too , 😜
This has given me a great idea. I have 16L left of the roasted/spiced pumpkin whiskey that I turned into beer. (Total mash volume was ~80L.) It’s been a huge hit, everybody love’s it and each fall now my work’s going to be cut out for me. The remaining ~55L is sitting waiting to be run. When done I’m going to sample some of the run in the beer and see how she goes.
How did this project of yours pan out my man?
loaded coronas: take a couple sips, fill it back up with tequila and add a lime. Great summer drink.
I had a cap ridge shaped scar on my cheek for awhile after opening a warm Guinness one night. Stung like hell & drew blood. I learned to make sure the bottles pointing away from my face after that.
Gr8 video. If U put the wash in pan on the stove untill it get to 60°C and put couple cups of water in still. Takes 5 mins and cut over 30 mins off
I've wondered this for a long time, but I'd love to see a chocolate, peanut butter, porter distilled.
Love this!
I wonder how many other people besides myself are watching your videos that don't drink. I'm a recovering alcoholic haven't had a drink since July of 2014.
That’s pretty awesome, As a Mexican it seems kinda weird to see somebody distilling Corona but you got pretty interesting stuff there
Your videos are awesome I totally loved it I am from India and your explanation is very good and I am interested to learn a Brewery with you
I've watched a few of ur vids now but not seen you drink during them. It was funny seeing u try to talk after ingesting ur results...lol!!
Fyi, I'd love if you did something that showed more about gluten free (gluten friendly) beer. Could be the brewing itself, how to's, or anything. Not a home brewer, but I'm curious about the process given I discovered I was gluten intolerant about 10 years ago and it's hard to find many options where I live (very rural area in the south in the US).
in the 80s a local bar had a Little Kings night.. green bottles and SKUNKY . Yet they were so cheep we showed up ..lol The add lime to make a shit beer better was good advertising .. . glad you were honest loved it
You can say... this is.... StillIt Skunkworks division 😁
New Zealand had some nice beers. I was a fan of the Steinlager, but can't find it here in my area of the US.
A while ago, I distilled a high ABV stout similar to Bourbon County and the result was a phenomenal tasting spirit. It would not qualify as a whisky or any traditionsl spirit classification but rather a new class of spirits that is very flavorful.
I wondered about just a normal stout - something cheap like Guinness.
Hops comes from the same plant family as cannabis. Hence the similarity in smell.
Hooking to the lefts is no problem my friend it adds character
Please do Little Kings next very good cream ale. Great vid as always
I have been a Homebrewer for a long time and built a small pot still a few years back, but I don't really drink liquor very often so I only used it a few times. The thing I love about home brewing is all the experimentation, I just purchased one of these countertop stills and with how much liquor I drink I am optimistic that it will be perfect for me to experiment with stuff like this, I am loving the channel and all the knowledge and ideas I am getting from you. I think one of my first experiments will be making a fortified stout or maybe porter with spirits distilled from that same brew, any advice?
Light struck beer is what you said, sunlight reacting to hop oils. Corona had obviously packaged this beer to get that skunk profile and folks that drink it love it. Its considered an off flavor in the brewing world and with that being said, if off flavors make good beer then I should be king!
Hearing someone say "Corona" this much, but with only the context of distilling/fermenting, is hilarious to me right now 🤣
It felt like a Fast & Furious movie. One of the early ones that Vin Diesel got a lot of say in.
There’s a time and a place for almost everything, and for Corona it’s when it’s well over 30 degrees and you’ve got sweat everywhere.
I love the taste of skunked corona with clamato.
Luv ur show
Ok, you got me with the 10% corona extra
Heineken has a skunked note that's also on purpose for American tastes. In Amsterdam its just a plain old macro lager
Aging overnight. When you started down that road I fell off my chair laughing. Why? I immediately thought of the scene from the Henry Fonda film "Mister Roberts" where he and Doc are marking "red label scotch" for Ens. Pulver to take ashore. Recipe: Distilled medicinal spirits, a splash of Coca-Cola for the "red label" color, 1 drop of iodine for flavor, 1 eye drop of hair tonic with coal tar base for age. All they missed was a splash of Corona for that skunky finish. 🤠
I would love to see you distill the beer Blaecorn Unidragon brewed by Clown Shoes.
It's a fairly high ABV Russian Imperial Stout with delicious flavor notes...... Just an Idea
The Corona disclaimer 😂 jeez
@01:20 "Whiskey Business" -- did anyone else expect to see B-roll footage of Jesse sliding across a hardwood floor in a button down shirt, white underwear, & a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses???
Another Corona urban legend: supposedly bartenders starting using the lime to clean up the lip of the bottle because the brewery didn't really clean the bottles well.
Before you already went there, I was thinking 1.5 distillation technique, but maybe top it up to 4L mark with beer to get a more "usable" amount of end product???
Regardless, hilarious experiment to watch.
You should get in touch with big Clive on the Isle of Man, with his Jager and other alcohols in a sodastream. Lol
Ur having too much fun here mate lol