How To Make Hard Seltzer

[@rfldss89]

I've been doing basically this since i started homebrewing a few months ago, but using herbal tea as flavouring. Basically i make sweet tea, add yeast (baker's yeast actually :p), put it in a 5 liter jug to ferment and bottle it 10-20 days later. I've been doing mostly rooibos and hibiscus tea which turns out great. You can get a nice watermelon taste from it actually, which is surprising but really delicious :) Also a great way to get into homebrewing and learn the basics (especially everything relating to cleanliness and bottling), without worrying too much about all the intricacies of beer brewing, and also not feel like you wasted too much money if it does fail, since it's just sugar and tea :)

[@petrgazo5184]

Thanks for the tip about using herbs. I am thinking to make mint one. I have already brewed my first beer (weisebier) so i already have all the equipment i need for this. :)

[@ShortCircuitedBrewers]

Not sure I've seen Lauren so excited. She may have found her niche!! Lol Laurens new channel "All seltzer all the time" Cheers you 2!! 👍🍻

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

There’s clearly a gap in the market for mint choc chip hard seltzer 🤔

[@LaurenCutthroat]

That doesn't sound like such an awful idea!

[@ShortCircuitedBrewers]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge haha!!

[@DerBjjjg]

I tried hard seltzer for the first time yesterday. And actually I was going into it thinking it would be bad. But I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Especially for summer it could be a great drink.

[@EccentricEllis]

Same. Loved it

[@gregntammie]

I did a Google search and your video came up at the top. I home brewed beer many years ago and have all the equipment still. I have been off and on with hard seltzers for several years and look forward to making my own flavor. Thanks for the video inspiration.

[@mikehalls]

Very good, we had prohibition here in South Africa during lockdown and I brewed a hard seltzer using only supermarket ingredients. Came out ok, but not as clear as your due to the bakers yeast or the fresh lemon juice perhaps!!

[@mikemotta9754]

great video and perfect timing. was looking to brew a hard seltzer, and was looking for a company that sold extracts. I didn't realize that Olive Nation is only 10 miles from my house.

[@HopsANDgnarly]

Looks fun! The only thing I haven’t been able to get over yet is after you make it you have to drink it. Cheers Martin! 🍻

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

😎

[@EngineeringDisaster]

Gotta admit I’m not much of a bubbly water fan in the seltzer form but I’d give the homebrewed version a try with flavor enhancers for sure. Nice video 👍🏻

[@ChuckUnderFire]

I think this is genuinely the most excited I’ve seen Lauren get in these episodes

[@benny1161]

I am planning to make my own pineapple Seltzer in the new year but didn’t know about needing distilled water so thanks for the tip.

[@drik79]

What a fun episode!

[@Pinchart]

I use a traditional fermentation bucket, so I can't get a pressurized water. I simply put the fermented liquid in bottles with 6 gr/l sugar, exactly like beer. There is a refermentation in bottle and I get the same result : fizzling liquid that you may have aromatized before bottling.

[@shopguy64]

Try spring water instead of distilled. Brings a deeper flavor profile and keeps the clarity. Also found keg conditioning for a couple of weeks made it a lot better. Tried kviek but recommend champagne yeast.

[@slicktmi]

I tried red star premier cuvee supposed to be champagne yeast but it came out with a strong wine flavor every time

[@TheAlchemistsBrewery]

Great video. Didn't know how to make hard seltzer until now. Not gonna do it. Genus Brewing I think used the French or Belle Saison yeast with the best results. Can't remember exactly which one. But, yeah, I see this one warm fermented with a saison yeast or similar.

[@oberstfriedrichvonbayreuth1326]

I love your videos! Greetings from a german brewer and maltster apprentice! Never heard of seltzer, but i guess it will be a trend in Germany too, as always,

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thanks! And yes there will soon be no escape most likely 😆

[@sunder1983]

Been waiting to try this and actually bought some extracts from Olive Nation before I even saw your video on the topic. I wonder if anyone who kegs has found a good ballpark amount of extract to add to a five gallon batch in a keg?

[@jairusofall]

I searched the comments and looked through the description but couldn’t seem to find what the last olivenation flavor was. They have multiple mints to choose from and if one is a dead ringer for mint chip ice cream I want that one! Hopefully you see this and can fill me in.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

The bottle says “Chocolate Chip Mint Flavor”

[@Azbozaky]

will you pleaser add the recipe for the seltzer ? and what did you use as purifying agent?

[@wallya2052]

Great video, first one I have watched as I am trying to make a seltzer for a change. I did not see the recipe in the description?

[@Unsub-Me-Now]

Olive Nation is a fantastic company. I will be brewing a vanilla porter using Vanilla beans from them. They legit have some awesome brewing adjuncts.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

Nice video braj!

[@chrisz8532]

CH is in the house 💪

[@RC-pz5jz]

Mmmm, might finally brew something my Mrs will drink 😆😎 Cheers Martin 🍻

[@rg58sma]

Hi MArtin! Good Videos and Good beer!! But i have a question. You dont filter hard seltzer?? Aroma and flavor are not so good right=???? Thanks

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

No filter but the cold crash seemed to fix most of my issues.

[@hartley3928]

I want to brew my own seltzer but have absolutely no idea. What equipment would i need? Seems like an expensive operation? Cables and tubes evwrywhere.

[@TheUn-namedProject]

little trick so you don't foam out, make sure the tap is higher than the keg when dispensing.

[@cheekysaver]

My first thought when you shot the pumpkin spice in the drink.... ohhhh a "the strain" drink. Then you tasted it and I laughed.

[@javierchirinos28]

I've used Brewer's best flavoring for meads, I wonder how this stacks up to it

[@manueljulianrodriguez1705]

I didn't see that coming, but i love it

[@tomdoyen6051]

I would like a recipe for a 1gal batch of hard seltzer. I am just a beginner and any flavor will do. I would appreciate it Thank You

[@LIVE4THEADVENTURE]

Great video!!! What is the ABV and how would you get it higher or lower?

[@Barprints]

Super informative! I cheat and use a soda siphon. I know its not "true" hard seltzer, but its great in a pinch! 😉

[@thewakinghero]

Does that fermenter double as a keg? Your link is broken can you tell me what that fermenter is? Love this video, you two are fun

[@tommurtagh9062]

is there any trub at the bottom of the fermentor? I'm prepping to "brew" my first 5gal batch in a few days. My homebrew shop just got Omega Kviek yeast in + the Omega Seltzer nutrient packets. Gonna give those a shot in my ferm bucket with a heat wrap.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Cool! Yes some trub

[@paulbayens9670]

Is it possible to make a hard seltzer with brown sugar instead of white sugar?

[@kyler1969]

Just ordered some olive nation for a seltzer

[@mayank5252552]

Hey great video!! Why did you add gypsum and DAP?

[@atadedeoglu1700]

I don't understand what the gypsum is. In my country it is sold as a rock. Can ı use something alternative. Plz give me some advice.

[@kwm2136]

I'd give this another go fermenting under pressure in that Fermzilla.

[@jacoby7114]

Thanks Martin awesome video! Brew day for me today!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thanks! What are you making?

[@jacoby7114]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge Today is a "go-to" house beer. Simple belgian whit beer, with bitter and sweet orange peel and a dash of coriander. Blue moon style, but a little drier hopefully. On a separate note, I remember you said belgian beers are one of your favorites, and it is mine also. My profile picture is actually a belgian golden ale from Belgium ( achuffe's la chuffe). If you haven't tried it yet, i highly recommend. Fantastic belgian ardens flavor and aroma. Enjoy your weekend!

[@diegoyrebecapenas158]

Hi martin. Do you think is possible to make one hard seltzer with a repurposed yeast? Thanks for your opinion

[@BakerGolf]

I added 4g of Calcium Carbonate instead of Gypsum. Will this cause a stuck fermentation?

[@altaibskt1]

Thank you even before seeing the video

[@ForgetU]

It's been a while since you made this video... Have you made the seltzer again and used real fruit juice/purees ?? Very nice series and great dedication.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Haven’t revisited seltzer yet.

[@dandydray6243]

Great video as usual! Checkout HB4L video on seltzer. You guys should do a collab.

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

I'm in!

[@stevemophoto]

wait im confused, when do you add the flavoring? Is it not added while it ferments, then bottle it? Any details would be great. thanks!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I would add during packaging.

[@CiaranMartin]

Such a fun Video totally doing this at a party 🎉

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

😎👍

[@Scootenfruity]

Very cool video. I think I should try this one too. Do you happen to know how much alcohol is "needed"? Like can I do a session one :D

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Session seltzer? Don’t see why not!

[@arnaudancement4993]

is the sugar powdered corn sugar? can't we put classic powdered sugar?

[@jamesleehunter]

i think you might have differnt types of olive nation extracts there

[@westwardsmile]

So what was the best flavor?

[@Pinchart]

There are natural alternatives to artificial aromas : I put fresh elderflowers and lemon slices in water after fermentation has been done (alcohol protects from infection by wild yeasts).

[@variant78]

Hi Martin, I was wondering if it is possible to infuse teas into the hard seltzer like dry hopping in a small pouch?

[@JohnnyReverse]

Was thinking of doing a bunch of these how much do you recommend per gallon? and what carbonation level did you shoot for?

[@twt_figgy]

Great video! How much of that olive nation extract (in mL) would you use in a 5 gallon batch?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Honestly not sure as we only added it to the samples. Start small and give it a try. Some of the extracts are much stronger than others.

[@haroldsmithgomezgiraldo5291]

3 oz

[@amadeomendez6646]

Hello, did you use clarifiers to remove the haze?

[@harleyp5577]

Hey mate question about the daps. When to add?

[@thomasmarrano8642]

How much and where do I buy that carboy U are using thanks

[@ianbenfell8046]

😂😂 you’re both trollied 🍹🍸🤪😜 I may have to give this a whirl 👊🍻👌

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Us? 😝

[@ianbenfell8046]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge keep flying the flag 👊🍻🇬🇧

[@Brandon-zq2dh]

What pressure did you carb at and for how long?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

30psi burst carb for a couple of days.

[@ChuckUnderFire]

So why the calcium addition and the diamonium phosphate?

[@williamwestgate2059]

I tried this at home but it ended up being foggy and having an Odor. Any tips or ways to fix it

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Hmm didn’t have an issue with odor. Not sure why.

[@ryster9257]

What was the FG? I assume very close to 1 exactly?

[@ShortCircuitedBrewers]

It would be zero or slightly below.

[@chrisz8532]

If the starting gravity was 1.031 and the final gravity is 1.001, the calculation would be, 1.031-1.001= 0.03 x 131.25 = 3.93% abv. Cheers 🍻

[@bulldog9708]

Martin Love the video’s and this gives me a great little project over Christmas. What is the DAP for ? Cheers Shane

[@kevinrich5312]

DAP is for yeast nutrient

[@satmuts]

did you filter this sugar wash after Fermentation done ? i done this with OG 1.045 and after Fermentation the aroma very nasty . very very nasty and i used ZEROWATER Filter and even with that the aroma just very nasty . i did used Nottingham Ale Yeast + Yeast Nutrient + the exact temp advised by Nottingham Ale Yeast . how did you get this without this nasty aroma ?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Didn’t filter, just a cold crash. We didn’t notice any unpleasant aromas.

[@satmuts]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge Thanks . sounds like you end up with 4% ABV or little less but let's say i want go with 6%ABV should i double the amount of "DAP" and "Gypsum" you used and the "Corn Sugar" ?

[@shanetaylor7533]

Do you know of a company in Australia that does these extracts? Shipping is a killer!

[@lennonmatchett-oates7083]

Hi Shane, I've used extracts from baking pleasures to good results!

[@d4funky1]

Any advice on ratios for the flavours?

[@cameronking8509]

I do not see the recipe link in the description

[@DUMPTHETRUCK]

My only question would be why use extra money buying distilled water when you are using flavors that cloud up the seltzer anyway.....

[@petesmith9897]

just wondering why do you drive an electric car for? any particular reason?

[@JohnnyReverse]

Dude, how do you get your element so shiny? use pbw and star san and it still always looks like shit

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I’m just soaking overnight in PBW after each brew

[@vikombucha]

Company actually just buy 94% abv. alcohol and add some ;) But yeah, you can make your own sugar "wine" ;)

[@doucet2006]

Can I use ro water ?

[@canadianbrewer]

What was the final gravity?

[@tsimmons4730]

So it's a basic sugar wash recipe but you don't distill it.

[@ryanc3001]

favourite flavour?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Mango for me. Blue raspberry for Lauren.

[@Ian72994]

They blew up a few years back. Seems like many breweries are throwing on a seltzer tap in place of their least sold brew.

[@xander1052]

makes sense to do so. personally would enjoy a hard lucozade probably lol

[@Ian72994]

@@xander1052 I feel like the places near me would have done really well with them in the 2020 summer but that plan was changed.

[@xander1052]

@@Ian72994 how so? brought back the unpopular beers?

[@Ian72994]

@@xander1052 covid. Most places just did togo pickup

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Hard Lucozade - wow there’s an idea!

[@christophermartin520]

$15 for a 12 pack in the US. In Aus you'd be looking at $22 for a 4 pack.

[@kb2vca]

Why distilled water and not mineral water? You add gypsum but mineral water is going to have many of the minerals that the yeast need. Isn't distilled water more likely to pull minerals from the re-hydrating yeast before they are up and running? Cannot speak about brewers, but wine makers tend to avoid distilled water like the plague when we make country wines...

[@rollingmetal949]

Similar to Finnish longdrink/lonkero. With the difference that lonkero is mix of hard booze and juice

[@MyOwnJonesi]

Looks pretty much kilju to me tbh

[@magnuswinge1748]

FG? 1.000?

[@tristanchittleborough2929]

Interesting video, also seemed like tasting all the varieties had left you both a little tipsy by the end...!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

🤪

[@LaurenCutthroat]

I have to say, I definitely was feeling some sort of way after drinking all of them. 😂

[@tomdoyen6051]

Please make it simple Thanks

[@nigelockyer]

More expensive to make than beer, in uk £37 for 20 ltr

[@ogjbot]

?? I'm from UK, this works cost me pennies.

[@nigelockyer]

Owain Robey-Turner that's interesting, I've googled distilled water and can't find a cheap supplier, where do you get yours? Thanks

[@ogjbot]

@@nigelockyer oh, I use an RO system, much much cheaper.

[@ronnymuir]

Would prefer that you got the kit for RO water rather than seeing lots of single use plastic for distilled.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yeah it’s a lot of plastic waste. I usually just filter my water. Haven’t really looked into an RO setup.

[@thebackyardbrewer5611]

Get a distillation lid for your boiler and distill your own water!

[@Jfaram064]

why go to all the effort for that? just a really clean neutral spirit and a soda stream would be infinitely better grog is rank!

[@ZmannR2]

There is no reason to boil that sugar water for 20 minutes. Zero.

[@AlexanderElse]

"very questionable what it looks like" hmm...

[@mikaelottosson7366]

Ohh No, this is not Home brewing. This "Alko soda" was a teenage drink 10-15 year ago in Sweden.

[@SCB725]

Hard seltzer is shit.

[@abbeyjane1306]

People must be thrilled when you arrive.

[@MeFee100]

Tr8or! No true homebrewer should even thinking about that abomination of craft. Let mixing of cane sugar and water with artificial aromas to corporations we are all fighting against. That's really sad and anexpected view on such a good channel .

[@TheDumbassstunts]

I have the 1st fermentasarus and the floating dip tube seems to float to much and does not suck up the liquid well, any idea?