[Sca-cooks] brewing

[Volker Bach]

--- Ian Kusz <sprucebranch at gmail.com> schrieb am Sa, 21.6.2008:

> wouldn't heating cook off alcohol and/or change the
> flavor?

Change the flavour probably yes - conoisseurs can taste the difference between wines that are 'alive' - allowed to continue fermenting until the process stops naturally - and those that have been sterilised by heat treatment. But it wouldn't cook off the alcohol - you don't need to heat it to anywhere near boiling point, and only very briefly. 

 
> Hmmm....
> and what is the bacterium that causes it to turn to
> vinegar?

I think they're called acetobacteria. If you've been really bad, they come to settle in your brewing equipment. 

Giano


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