ToilAndTrouble
Well-Known Member
Hi! Looong-time lurker here, first time poster. I even decided to support HBT because I find this forum extremely useful for all things brew.
So, I'm on my 6ish brew (I started with all-grain brewing) and I currently have a Belgian Strong Blonde in the primary. I say 6ish because I've lost count. The number just felt intuitive to me. Since I caught the brew bug a couple of years ago, I find myself contemplating my brew at all stages especially when I have something in primary. This leads to tons of research just to satisfy the urge to over-produce when I have no space for more beer. I'm sure this is a drive you all know well.
Anyway, I stumbled across the following thread, and my eyes popped out of my head when I read the subsequent quote:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/what-makes-belgian-beers-taste-belgian-210865/
Instead of reviving a dead thread, I decided to post my reaction here, simply:
WHAT?!?
As with all things internet, I've learned to take things with a grain of salt but spit? Could someone confirm or deny this? I would imagine that leads to contamination as the mouth can harbor bacteria that can lead to infection.... surely you jest! Funny that something like this would push me into joining AND commenting.
So, I'm on my 6ish brew (I started with all-grain brewing) and I currently have a Belgian Strong Blonde in the primary. I say 6ish because I've lost count. The number just felt intuitive to me. Since I caught the brew bug a couple of years ago, I find myself contemplating my brew at all stages especially when I have something in primary. This leads to tons of research just to satisfy the urge to over-produce when I have no space for more beer. I'm sure this is a drive you all know well.
Anyway, I stumbled across the following thread, and my eyes popped out of my head when I read the subsequent quote:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/what-makes-belgian-beers-taste-belgian-210865/
The real reason is the Belgian spit. Seriously. I visited a Belgium brewery and they all spat in the fermenter as they passed by. 2 or 3 times I saw this and so I asked. "What is it that makes your beer so Belgian?" I said "is it the spit?" And you know what their response was...?
You guessed it. I now do the same thing when I want my beer to taste like a Belgian beer. Fortunately that is a rare occurrence. But it works man, it works!
Instead of reviving a dead thread, I decided to post my reaction here, simply:
WHAT?!?
As with all things internet, I've learned to take things with a grain of salt but spit? Could someone confirm or deny this? I would imagine that leads to contamination as the mouth can harbor bacteria that can lead to infection.... surely you jest! Funny that something like this would push me into joining AND commenting.