I find it simpler to buy a beer I like. Especially these days when I can not drink much because it reacts with my medications.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Gonz wrote: > Much of the flavor of beer is in suspended particles that you could > filter out to pretty much any degree if you'd like. I homebrew, and I > filtered a lager once and it came out beautiful, and the taste did not > suffer from the filtering. I basically used a coarse filter for it, > but I've heard other experienced homebrewers tell me that they have > used very fine filters and the beer comes out really clear, but > tasting like crap. > > I buy hops from all over the world to duplicate the style of the > particular beer I'm brewing as accurately as possible. If you want to > get really into it, you can in many cases duplicate even the water by > starting out with pure distilled and adding to it the right mineral > proportions to create a replica of the water used at the brewery. > There are some people who do this and there are formulas out there for > water recipes. I just use good bottled water and that seems to do the > trick. > > On 6/11/07, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 10:23:55PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: >>> Cory Papenfuss wrote: >>>>> of most Washington/Oregon IPAs. Beer should be clear. >>>> "BOOO! GET OFF THE STAGE!" >>>> >>>> *Light lagers* should be clear, but ales are perfectly acceptable >>>> with a bit of cloudiness IMO. >>>> >>>> -Cory >>>> >>> IPA's also should be clear and arguably so should Pale Ales, they're the >>> Light Lagers of Ale. Other Ales may be cloudy. >>> >>> -Adam >> I still disagree, most of the time. Just about any British bitter, and >> significant percentage of other brews, had better be completely clear - >> free of yeast, chill haze, etc. That doesn't mean the beer has to be >> transparent and colourless, of course - stouts, mild ales, etc. can be >> so dark that you can't see through them. >> >> A lot of bottled beers (Worthington White Shield, as just one example) >> throw a sediment in the bottle (as do many home-brewed beverages). >> Some people like to tip the sediment into their glass, while other >> people prefer to leave it in the bottle. But cask-conditioned ales >> should run clear - that's why you rack them a few days ahead of time >> (and why finings are often added at the same time as the final hops). >> When you see sediment in your glass, it's time to change the barrel. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
