20 Questions: Beer Edition!

[Qhrumphf]

It's sour!

 

[bottlebomber]

Kriek/Fruit Lambic

 

[Qhrumphf]

Not a fruit lambic (I already said it's not a BJCP style), and thus not a kriek.

 

[bottlebomber]

Is it typically 10 SRM or greater?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Sometimes is, doesn't have to be.

 

[emjay]

Faro

 

[Qhrumphf]

Faro

There you go. You're up.

 

[emjay]

Ehehehe

K, got one.

 

[BrewingViking]

Equipment?

 

[emjay]

Equipment?

No.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Ingredient

 

[Qhrumphf]

Does it comply with the Reinheitsgebot?

(see what I did there, a question that'd work for ingredient OR style )

 

[emjay]

Ingredient

Yes.

Does it comply with the Reinheitsgebot?

(see what I did there, a question that'd work for ingredient OR style )

No.

 

[bottlebomber]

Is it an herb/spice?

 

[emjay]

Is it an herb/spice?

No.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Does it add fermentables?

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Is it used by less than 1% of brewers?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Does it contribute flavor?

 

[emjay]

Does it add fermentables?

No.

Is it used by less than 1% of brewers?

I don't think so, but I can't possibly know for sure.

Does it contribute flavor?

It's generally used in amounts that have no affect on flavor.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Is it a fining?

 

[emjay]

Is it a fining?

No.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Does it adjust water chemistry?

 

[emjay]

Does it adjust water chemistry?

Yes.

 

[bottlebomber]

Is its purpose to adjust water chemistry, or is that a side effect?

 

[emjay]

Edited as a yes/no question

Is its purpose to adjust water chemistry (as opposed to a side effect?)

Yes.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Is it a blend of various ingredients?

 

[emjay]

Is it a blend of various ingredients?

Ugh... this is a weird one but, technically yes. Even though you'd normally just consider it a single ingredient.

 

[bottlebomber]

Calcium Carbonate

 

[emjay]

Calcium Carbonate

No.

 

[Qhrumphf]

5.2 Stabilizer

 

[emjay]

5.2 Stabilizer

No...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Does it adjust pH (i.e. is it purposefully used as a pH adjuster and not mainly for another reason that just so happens to adjust pH?)

 

[emjay]

Does it adjust pH (i.e. is it purposefully used as a pH adjuster and not mainly for another reason that just so happens to adjust pH?)

Yes.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Is it used to lower pH?

 

[emjay]

Is it used to lower pH?

Yes.

 

[bottlebomber]

Does it contain calcium?

 

[emjay]

Does it contain calcium?

No.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

magnesium sulfate?

 

[emjay]

magnesium sulfate?

No.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

hydrocloric acid?