Preventing Condensation Dilution in Hot Climate

No way to chill the bottle/can and not the glass/mug?

I would never think of drinking a beer from a frosted mug -- let alone a big Stout from one.

 

How slow are you drinking it that condensation could cause enough dilution to matter?

 

The beer or wives?

 

Use a yeti or similar. You shouldn’t have any issue.

 

Room temp is frequently 88F? I'd just kill myself, personally.

 

Switch to barleywines? Or rum…

 

Wouldn't the condensation (assuming there is any) be on the outside of the glass?

 

Yeah I can't imagine a scenario where the level of condensation meaningfully diluted the beer. Are you drinking 6 oz out of a chilled 2 liter boot?

 

I don't think I've ever noticed condensation on the inside of the glass...usually just the outside. I can't imagine enough getting into the beer to affect it greatly.

 

I don’t think this is an actual thing…but if it were, we should then be more concerned about how to prevent rain from diluting our beers…

 

I wonder if keeping drink-ware in the fridge would help?

 

If they don't have air conditioning in the Netherlands Antilles, I'm crossing that place off my bucket list. I mean, really.

 

If it is hot enough out that the act of drinking the beer is difficult the simplest answer is probably that one should drink more water to stay hydrated.

 

I told that to my doctor when he asked if I was drinking enough water:
"You bet. I'm drinking all the water than condenses on the inside of my beer glass!"

 

Shouldn’t the evaporation concentrate the beer in hot weather canceling out the condesation dilution?

 

I don't think it's a big problem. Cooler air (and all CO2) are denser than warm air and tend to descend. So your cool CO2 and fairly stable cooled air over the liquid surface and up to the lip tend to protect the brew from much condensation. (you could use a glass with less head space and/or area at the lip, or drink out of a bottle; a snifter probably isn't best.) On the outside surface of the glass, warm air circulates, with the circulation encouraged by the cooling of the air. The result is a lot of condensation. Frozen mugs are a different issue. Any ice present initially will melt and enter the beer. No problem if they are handled correctly (although I do not drink anything out of a frozen glass). Getting a beer at Augustiner Salzburg includs a ritual rinsing of the mug before the draft pour; water always diluting the essential experience!

 

Are you even getting an ounce of water from condensation? I'd think much less than a teaspoon. I'm just having a hard time imagining there being enough water created to make an issue. How much water is left in the glass after the bartender uses a glass rinser? I'd bet that's more water than one gets from condensation.

 

You mean the condensate that forms on the exterior? It's never been an issue, actually. Glass doesn't condensate inwards. To further the question. I would add. Why are these beers you bring with starting at such a low temperature?
To suggest a frosted mug near a big stout is dirty talk.