On Sun, Sep 14, 2003 at 03:53:10PM +0200, K?le Kristian Olsvig wrote: > > Med fare for at starte en "religionskrig" på mailinglisten, > vil jeg gerne høre om hvad der gør en øl til en: "Real cask conditioned"
It depends a little on who is using the term, and why. And yes, people have strong opinions of it. "Cask conditioned" must mean that the beer has been kegged "live", so that it can continue to develop in the cask. That includes not filtering it, and certainly not pasteurizing it. The same should apply to "bottle conditioned" beers, if they are sold on bottle. "Real" can mean a lot of things. Possibly a reference to "Real Ale", which can mean various things. If you use good materials (not too much rice, corn, and sugar), and stay away from fancy chemicals, filters, and pasteurizing, and generally make a honest homebrew, you can feel safe calling it "Real Cask Conditioned" beer. At least if you put it in a cask or keg. Regards Heikki -- Heikki Levanto LSD - Levanto Software Development <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
