Gambrinus is a legendary king of Flanders XIV century and is considered the patron of brewers and beer. Historians believe that this legendary character is the same person with John the Unafraid , regarded as the inventor of beer with hops . He is celebrated in Europe and North America on April 11.
Gambrinus - protector of brewers and beer king
Posted on: 22/08/2008
Category: History of beer , you know that ...
Ben Vinken worked for years in plant management more beer , and was editor in chief of the publication of works by Michael Jackson and now organizes tastings of beer . Recently made a TV show to a Belgian TV station: A passion for beer .
This is brief overview of the most famous sommelier of beer in the world. Why do this? Because it has a mission, namely to convince the world that beer is just as special as the wine.
In Romania, where it consumes only a few kinds of beer is this strange occupation, but in Belgium where there is a real beer culture, which makes Ben is not just a hobby but a business.
Did you know that the country with most sortimetne the beer is Belgium?
Belgians boasts 400 kinds of beer , 2,000 brands of beer , 200 breweries, of which almost 80 craft.
The Belgian beers are known and appreciated: Trappist beer, amber beer, reddish brown beer, white beer, brown beer, strong beer, fruit beer.
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In the Middle Ages, beer was the most common drink. Was consumed by all social classes, especially in disadvantaged areas where climate grape growing. The sow was considered a resource of calories. In southern areas, where the wine was the most popular drink beer was the lower classes.
Since no one can guarantee the purity of water and that at that time epidemic is particularly prevalent in the water (cholera) was preferred beer. Why? In the manufacturing process to purify the water being boiled micoro bodies.
Though popular as a drink, scientists did not cherish the time, especially because Arabs, who had nothing in common with this drink, and the Greeks, who put great value on wine and which have influenced the science of weather. Thus, in 1256, doctor Aldobrandino (Aldebrandin) of Siena said about beer that: "But the ingredients that make the ov? z, barley or wheat, it (beer) d? uneaza head and stomach, causes bad breath and ruining teeth, fill your stomach with bad fumes, and as a result of the mixture of wine anyone drunk quickly, but not the property of facilitating urination and white meat are good. "We do not know if referring to meat for steak or meat man.
In the first part we present the ingredients and manufacturing process to fermentation. ( see first part )
After leave to ferment grape beer and yeast that have made, we will wait until fermentation stops.
How do we know that no fermentation takes place? When stopped or at least mitigating this process, CO2 emissions will be feeling. As a result, water from fermented coil will not be pushed exterterior. Fermentation usually takes between 7 and 10 days.
Some manufacturers of beer , at this stage, beer in demijohns TLS clearing pass then reverse it a go in bottles . I will return in the future and presenting the manufacturing process.
I prefer fining and carbonation process to take place directly in bottles .
Today I recommend a beer easy, weak and quite popular alcolizata outside. In our little caught, that does not have alcohol, and that price is more expensive than refreshments. It's ginger beer .
If you want to try a find bottled at supermarkets, alcohol version (much less as a beer popular), and alcohol-free version is found in herbal stores.
A beer ginger is great for after party recovery, but because of the price and the fact that the installation requires strongly watered using other remedies. For the situation mentioned, not only will I present a recipe for beer ginger, try me and I came first.
Make sure the ingredients and the method of preparation and success is guaranteed. recipe is for 2 liters of liquor. If you want less or more, keep proportions.
