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I've just noticed a company (Sandymount:  https://sandymount.com/blog/) out of MA that is set manufacture membrane filtration systems for the production of High Gravity Beer.  Their selling point is that this process will save shipping charges and is easily reconstituted at the point of sale.  Objective is to reduce shipping charges associated with shipping water, etc..  Sandymount professes that there is no statistical change in flavor profile..  This has already been done to some degree in the dairy industry, but not for point of sale product.  Just wondering if anyone has already subscribed to this or if it is just a possibility at this time..?  Would also be a lot easier for bar tenders and keg-orator folks to handle.  Just worried about the taste.  Thanks!  Joe

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Joseph Allman
Owner
Flowtrend
Rockwall TX
(281) 990-8582
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Joseph,

  I don't know how this would be legal without a distillers license.  Increasing the alcohol of any beer regardless of method or reason is considered distillation.

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Jeff Carter
Bell's Brewery Inc
Galesburg MI
(269) 382-2338
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Thanks for the input Jeff.  One would think that the license would be easy enough to obtain but i hadn't thought of this and it is a very good point.  I really just want to taste the result of this to see if it would indeed be the same as a tap beer..  This is basically what is done with POS soda's - they hardly ever taste 100% the way a bottled soda would. So unless this guy has figured out a mixing valve/system that is idiot proof or better than what coke or pepsi use, i just can't imagine that it would be a great beer 100% of the time.  Water quality would also have to be consistent, so an R/O for the water at the bar would seem likely as well..  He must have an idea and pretty good system - a large beverage processing equipment manufacturer just acquired the company.  I find this interesting, but am skeptical to say the least :-)

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Joseph Allman
Owner
Flowtrend
Rockwall TX
(281) 990-8582
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-04-2021 11:13
From: Jeff Carter
Subject: High Gravity Beer

Joseph,

  I don't know how this would be legal without a distillers license.  Increasing the alcohol of any beer regardless of method or reason is considered distillation.

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Jeff Carter
Bell's Brewery Inc
Galesburg MI
(269) 382-2338
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The more I think of this the worse it gets.  The big difference between soda and beer in this case would be what happens when you mix it with high dissolved oxygen water.  The account would have to run a de-aerator before carbonating the water then mixing it the concentrate.

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Jeff Carter
Bell's Brewery Inc
Galesburg MI
(269) 382-2338
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-04-2021 11:55
From: Joseph Allman
Subject: High Gravity Beer

Thanks for the input Jeff.  One would think that the license would be easy enough to obtain but i hadn't thought of this and it is a very good point.  I really just want to taste the result of this to see if it would indeed be the same as a tap beer..  This is basically what is done with POS soda's - they hardly ever taste 100% the way a bottled soda would. So unless this guy has figured out a mixing valve/system that is idiot proof or better than what coke or pepsi use, i just can't imagine that it would be a great beer 100% of the time.  Water quality would also have to be consistent, so an R/O for the water at the bar would seem likely as well..  He must have an idea and pretty good system - a large beverage processing equipment manufacturer just acquired the company.  I find this interesting, but am skeptical to say the least :-)

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Joseph Allman
Owner
Flowtrend
Rockwall TX
(281) 990-8582
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-04-2021 11:13
From: Jeff Carter
Subject: High Gravity Beer

Joseph,

  I don't know how this would be legal without a distillers license.  Increasing the alcohol of any beer regardless of method or reason is considered distillation.

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Jeff Carter
Bell's Brewery Inc
Galesburg MI
(269) 382-2338