low-carb beer

Michelobe Ultra is an extremely nasty beer. Look around for a mild recipe; that should be low carb.

Phil

You'll be hard-pressed to make an actual low-carb beer at home. Low-carbs use extra enzymes in the mash and in the fermentor to further break down starches for the yeast to consume. Some brewers have used Beano with some success, but I've heard varying reports and no one seems to have an exact amount to use. If you want a lower carb beer you'll need to mash below 150 degrees for a drier beer. If you're using extract, talk with your homebrew supply shop about the extracts they carry and find out which one ferments the driest. You can also use a stronger yeast that can consume more of the fermentables. Oh, and use less extract or grains for a thinner beer. In our brewery our ultra-light uses half as much grain as the rest of our beers. Because it is such a light beer the choice of hops and yeast have a large impact on flavor. Choose a light flavored hop like Mount Hood and a very clean yeast like and American ale or even better an American lager.

Brew any recipe and then dilute it with carbonated water.

Here is some valuable advice for a low carb diet. Eat things that are low in carbs, do NOT try and force something not naturally low in carbs to be low carb. It doesn't work and tastes like shit. Low carb bread, waffles, beer, etc. Nasty. It ain't right I tells ya! Like a hapless vegetarian forming spareribs out of rectangles of tofu...

_Randal

If you want to drink low-carb, you pretty much have to stick with booze mixed with diet soda, mixed with water, or straight up.