20 Questions: Beer Edition!

[emjay]

hydrocloric acid?

Nope. Do any homebrewers actually use HCl for pH adjustment?

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Nope. Do any homebrewers actually use HCl for pH adjustment?

Probably not, but with you I expect the unexpected.

Lactic acid?

 

[emjay]

Probably not, but with you I expect the unexpected.

Lactic acid?

No. I'll say you've been the closest so far though.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Phosphoric acid

 

[emjay]

Phosphoric acid

There it is.

You get why the "multiple ingredient" question was TECHNICALLY a "yes"?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Ah, nice.

Got one. GO!

 

[BBL_Brewer]

I would think technically speaking "multiple elements" would be different than "multiple ingredients." By that definition, every brewing ingredient is composed of multiple ingredients, which is not the case.

Equipment?

 

[Qhrumphf]

I would think technically speaking "multiple elements" would be different than "multiple ingredients." By that definition, every brewing ingredient is composed of multiple ingredients, which is not the case.

Equipment?

But aren't acids usually a solution of the acid itself and then water to dilute to the desired pH? If that's the case his response was spot on.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Ingredient?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Ingredient?

Yarp

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Fermentable?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Not fermentable

 

[emjay]

But aren't acids usually a solution of the acid itself and then water to dilute to the desired pH? If that's the case his response was spot on.

Yep, I was talking about the water.

 

[BrewingViking]

Added at boil?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Hop?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Usually added to boil

Not a hop

 

[Qhrumphf]

Does it add flavor?

 

[emjay]

Is it used in amounts that can change the OG to any significant degree?

 

[BrewingViking]

Spice?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Adds flavor

Not used in amounts to change OG

It is a spice

 

[PhelanKA7]

Is it a leafy plant that is added?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Is it a leafy plant that is added?

Nope

 

[PhelanKA7]

Is it grain/nutlike?

 

[emjay]

Is it often sold in "ground" form (e.g. cumin, pepper, paprika)?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Is it grain/nutlike?

This is actually a really difficult one for me to answer. But I wouldn't qualify it as a grain or nut.

Is it often sold in "ground" form (e.g. cumin, pepper, paprika)?

It's typically sold whole but needs to be ground.

 

[emjay]

Does more than just one spice/herb come from the same plant (e.g. fennel, coriander)?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Does more than just one spice/herb come from the same plant (e.g. fennel, coriander)?

No sir

 

[Zider]

vanilla

 

[emjay]

No sir

Is it included in pumpkin pie spice?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Is it used in garam masala?

 

[PhelanKA7]

Is it black pepper?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Not pepper, not vanilla, not in pumpkin pie spice.

What's in garam masala?

 

[Qhrumphf]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garam_masala#section_1

See ingredients.

 

[emjay]

Is it a seed (or made from some sort of seed)?

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Garam masala sounds awesome, but no.


And yes it's a seed

 

[PhelanKA7]

Garam masala sounds awesome, but no.


And yes it's a seed

*ahem* I would think "grain/nutlike" would fit into the "seed" category

 

[emjay]

*ahem* I would think "grain/nutlike" would fit into the "seed" category

I wouldn't. Depends on what seed, IMO. Sesame, sunflower, or pumpkin seeds? Sure. Chili peppers, cumin, fennel seed? Not so much. But that's just it - it's only my opinion. It was too subjective a question...

People have to put themselves in the answerer's shoes when asking a question. It's supposed to be yes/no questions and simple yes/no/sometimes answers, but a lot of the time I get questions that answering yes or no would be misleading without a paragraph - or more - explaining further.

IMO (again), the best questions are ones which are entirely factual and don't require the answerer to use his/her judgment. If every good, factual question imaginable has been exhausted, then at least try to ask things which are so widely considered common sense that everybody would likely answer it the same way anyways. If you can think of any answers to your question where ambiguity is possible, try rephrasing it or thinking up a new question entirely - even just a single ambiguous answer can ruin the entire game, causing people to deduce totally incorrectly.

 

[emjay]

Grains of paradise

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Coriander

 

[PhelanKA7]

Coriander

Coriander has already been ruled out.