A little off topic, but what is the "reinstatgebolt" (sorry, had to), and what in it stops you from force carbonating (that's the serious part of the question)?
The Reinstatgebolt is a 500 yr old german purity law, stating that beer may contain onlyl 4 ingredients: Malted Barley, Hops, Yeast & Water. Therefore, no force carbing, and you cannot use corn sugar. However you can use DME. Which I actually believe for these "simple" beers produces a better finished product. Obviously, there are certain styles that lean themselves to the Reinstatgebolt. I follow it for mainly german styles for this reason. I do not however follow it for every beer I brew. I should have stated the previous comment better. I do not force carb anymore because I have 40 kegs lined up, and although I have a 35lb tank its too much to keep track of on a daily basis. Dirty, thanks for reminding me I need to update my sig.
I was only kidding...... you butchered the spelling.
But seriously, I've never heard anyone interpret it to mean you can't force carbonate. Real Ale, yes, but not the reinheitsgebot.
t's my firm belief that something that limits creativity in brewing
I'm just extremely anti-reinheitsgebot. It's my firm belief that something that limits creativity in brewing is not something that any self-respecting brewer should stand behind anyway.
not even the germans all followed it though. how do you think weiss beir came about? reinheitsgebot was about taxes and about only being able to label bier a bier if it followed the rules anything else had to be clearly labeled as being such.I wouldn't think that force carbing is against the Reinheitsgebot, as the CO2 isn't an "ingredient" in the beer. I guess that depends on your definition of "ingredient."
If you follow the reinheitsgebot, then why deviate from it when it suits your needs? The thing about a law is that it's a law. You can't say you follow it if you deviate from it. I'm not trying to be a dick; I'm just extremely anti-reinheitsgebot. It's my firm belief that something that limits creativity in brewing is not something that any self-respecting brewer should stand behind anyway.
I dunno what I was on last night, its been rough lately. Alot of irons in the fire. Sorry about the spelling. I see it both ways actually. I do think Hairydogbrewing is on to something. Most things are about money. Isn't this why turbid mashing was invented/used?
I completely disagree with this statement. This is akin saying color photographers are more creative than black and white photographers because color photographers have a wider palate.
The Reinstatgebolt is a 500 yr old german purity law, stating that beer may contain onlyl 4 ingredients: Malted Barley, Hops, Yeast & Water. Therefore, no force carbing, and you cannot use corn sugar. However you can use DME. Which I actually believe for these "simple" beers produces a better finished product. Obviously, there are certain styles that lean themselves to the Reinstatgebolt. I follow it for mainly german styles for this reason. I do not however follow it for every beer I brew. I should have stated the previous comment better. I do not force carb anymore because I have 40 kegs lined up, and although I have a 35lb tank its too much to keep track of on a daily basis. Dirty, thanks for reminding me I need to update my sig.
Also, I don't think malt is restricted to malted barley, as there are some very good German Wheat beers.
I completely disagree with this statement. This is akin saying color photographers are more creative than black and white photographers because color photographers have a wider palate.
reinstatgebolt
reihensgebeiterstein
rehiengeborgget
Can we get a ruling here on the spelling, please?
Reihenzeitsetlgeisternsinborschtd.
Reihenzeitsetlgeisternsinborschtd.
its like saying that forcing photographers to only use black and white film limits their ability to be creating, which I don't think anyone would disagree with.
Synovia, just want to make sure I understand your comment. To continue our color/b&w analogy, are you implying that color photography is more creative than black and white?
I take that to read being FORCED to use only B&W would be the creativity limiter.
Ask yourself what brewing would be like if brewers were forced into only using Lager Yeast.
All lagers?
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