SC - contrefait - contrefact
Charles McCN
charlesn at sunrise.srl.rmit.edu.au
Sun Nov 23 21:46:56 PST 1997
Nick Sasso wrote:
>
> > > (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).
> > ==========================================================
> > =================
>
> 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
I do not know any comecial beer made soly from weat...
Can you point out some (one?) including documentation of a 100% weat
beer?
Lord Robert de QuelQuePart
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