CTolino Well-Known Member Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 170 Reaction score 5 Location Bangor Nov 24, 2012 #1 Has anyone out there ever made a sparkling beer? I was thinking about try into make a sparkling wheat beer. I didn't know if anyone had a recipe.
Has anyone out there ever made a sparkling beer? I was thinking about try into make a sparkling wheat beer. I didn't know if anyone had a recipe.
namyarb3 Well-Known Member Joined Feb 23, 2012 Messages 341 Reaction score 34 Location Spokane Nov 24, 2012 #2 What is a 'Sparkling Beer'?
OP OP CTolino Well-Known Member Joined Nov 17, 2012 Messages 170 Reaction score 5 Location Bangor Nov 24, 2012 #3 It's a beer fermented with champagne yeast, with a very tart, dry taste. Here is an article I was reading about them. http://dlvr.it/2X6yWj
It's a beer fermented with champagne yeast, with a very tart, dry taste. Here is an article I was reading about them. http://dlvr.it/2X6yWj
R ReverseApacheMaster Well-Known Member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Messages 4,877 Reaction score 261 Location Keller, Texas Nov 24, 2012 #4 Champagne yeast doesn't ferment malt sugars very well, if at all, so you don't end up with a dry beer you end up with a malty sweet beer. That beer is a gimmick and they accomplish the drier taste by over-carbonating it.
Champagne yeast doesn't ferment malt sugars very well, if at all, so you don't end up with a dry beer you end up with a malty sweet beer. That beer is a gimmick and they accomplish the drier taste by over-carbonating it.