Vegan beer?

[jmo88]

I wonder how many vegetarian beer judges drink beer with gelatin or isinglass without knowing it?

 

[dancness]

For the record my vegan friends have never once lectured me on veganism or questioned me as to why I eat meat. I respect their beliefs and they don't give a crap what I put in my body.

So your stereotype is simply that, nothing more.

 

[terrapinj]

slightly off topic but a pretty good list of which commercial beers are vegan/vegetarian

http://www.barnivore.com/beer

 

[Yooper]

Didn't read pages 2 or 3, but along with gelatine being a no-no for vegans, isinglass is also not something a vegan can use to clear beer. It's made from the swim bladder of a fish...

I do NOT want to see any more vegan bashing posts. This is a beer discussion, not a bashing thread. Please keep on topic, thanks!

I do not use any finings (except whirlfloc in the kettle) in my beer. Partly because I don't want animal products in my beer- I want a vegan/vegetarian friendly beer.

 

[jeepinjeepin]

Aww. Come on. I was getting ready to unleash the fury. Well, on that note I think the question has been answered.

 

[bbrim]

Another option for clarifying beer that is vegan friendly is ice-stabilization. It was pioneered by Molson. Apparently it is more effective than filtering and fining combined. I don't think it would be very easy to do at home.

 

[ghpeel]

Got a couple of seriously vegan friends. Not one has ever complained about beer. One guy even brewed a batch or two some years ago. Anyone telling you yeast isn't vegan is absolutely full of sh*t.

 

[Homercidal]

Hell, I can't even remember what the original question was now...

 

[bottlebomber]

Aw cmon Yoops...

 

[beerkrump]

I'm a vegetarian. My beer is vegan friendly. My post is Yooper friendly.

Yeast is sold at health food stores as nutritional yeast and/or yeast flakes and is an excellent source of protein and B complex vitamins.

 

[dfc]

^^^ ha ha this guy, I like this guy.

I had an ethics class in college. Animal Sciences 597 I think.... Anyway, half the class was hardcore vegans. Not the kind that are that way for dietary reasons. And the other half were farmers. It was an awesome class. They brought in members from ALF to speak on behalf of PETA one day. The cops had to escort them out. It was great.

What part of BFE Ohio are you from?

 

[COLObrewer]

The real question will be...Since being a vegetarian is a choice in diet, will the vegetarians eat whatever food they can find or starve once the zombie apocalypse begins?

Oops, sorry yoop, didn't read your no bashing post before I posted, I will return to my non-caring stance and allow everyone to eat everything without any of my judgment or persecution. I mean for all we know the yeast may be mutated to the point where WE are their food.

 

[thebeers54]

I haven't seen anything in this thread about it.. but I'm curious about if Diatomaceous earth is vegan/vegitarian. I know some breweries use it in filtering.

 

[terrapinj]

I haven't seen anything in this thread about it.. but I'm curious about if Diatomaceous earth is vegan/vegitarian. I know some breweries use it in filtering.

yes it is vegan friendly - algae is vegan/veg friendly

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Vegans? I've never seen Mr. Spock drink a beer anyway! Why worry about brewing for extra terrestrials that we haven't even meet yet anyway!?

 

[jeepinjeepin]

I thought diatomaceous earth had all sorts of snails and crabs and other little guys rotted up in it.

 

[Gremlyn]

I do NOT want to see any more vegan bashing posts. This is a beer discussion, not a bashing thread. Please keep on topic, thanks!

Was that directed at me? Didn't think I said anything anti-vegan...

 

[ChandlerBang]

What part of BFE Ohio are you from?

Central Ohio. West of Columbus, east of Springfield.

I really isn't "BFE", but I usually think I'm funnier on the internet than I really am. In fact, I'm accepting submissions for my new "witty location".