[Sca-cooks] Tonight on the Food Network - Biblical Foods

[Thebard]

You're right about the filtering. Had a friends a few years back who was 
a rabbi and while I'm not expert I do know a few things. From what I 
remember kosher wine, or beer if you're lucky enough to find it, has 
been kept very clean and filtered in a way to remove all yeast possible.

 From my understanding it's a bit complicated and would even make a 
clean freak nervous as far as cleanliness issues. If you want to know 
more I'm sure there's a site or two on the net about it. Ralph couldn't 
have been the only Jewish guy who homebrewed. (he couldn't stand the 
sickly sweet stuff that passes for kosher wine in some areas.)

Take It Easy,
James

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

>
> I could be wrong, but as far as Passover is concerned, I think there's 
> a two-edged sword for fermentables, both because of grain products and 
> because of yeasts, so even honey-based fermentables could be a problem.
>
> Yes, there are Kosher wines (a few of them are even drinkable), and 
> I'm not sure how that works, but I think that's more derived from an 
> exception to the rule rather than an absence of one, if you follow me.
>
> I suspect Kosher wines might be fermented completely between Passover 
> seasons, and repeatedly racked and/or filtered to remove any traces of 
> live yeasts. All performed under the supervision of an appropriately 
> trained rabbi, I assume. <snip>
>