SC - re: feast budgets

[James and/or Nancy Gilly]

> > (Seriously; thank you, Robert; I did suspect that the "weiss" was
> "white," but I didn't realize it was related to "wheat."  Now I may
> end up liking beer after all!)
>
>         It is actually made of wheat germs (froment) and in many if
> not all
> cases sone amount of barley.
>
>         Lord Robert de QuelQuePart
>
> P.S.: Robert de QQP is funny (first time I see it) because I am from
> the
> East Kingdom from IDD (Shire de l'Isle du Dragon Dormant).
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> =================



Weiss (german for wheat) beers are made from malted whole grain wheat of
some sort.  It is mashed and fermanted just like barley.  It has
adequate enzymes to convert in the mash without barley, but many add
some barley to give the familiar taste as well as more active enzymes.
Wheat mashes can get stuck in run off if not well managed.  HEFE weiss
beers have the added feature of yeast.  Bier mit Heffe is a synonimous
title.

Yeast beers are citrusy-tart from the yeasts strains used for that exact
purpose as well a byproducts called esters that arise from
fermentation.  Lightly hopped nowadays.....wonderful.

TO ALL:  Beers come in some 32+ modern STYLES.  That does not equate to
brands.  Bud,  Miller, Coors, and the like are one STYLE.  The beer
world was stymied by prohibition in this country.  Do allow yourself the
luxury of trying some new styles:  pilsner, stout, porter, belgian ale,
scotch ale, wit, abbet ale, oktoberfest, brown ale, bitters, the list
goes ever on.


fra niccolo difransco

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