In this thread, we discuss beer

**escan** · 01-03-2006, 02:58 PM

I like Boulevard too. My favorite local bar, the Cock o' the Walk serves it in big, big glasses!

I'd like a wine thread too. I really prefer wine, but nothing beats a cold beer on a hot day.

**Midtowner** · 01-03-2006, 03:27 PM

Flatang --when you say a beer has "no suguar", how is that even possible? Having brewed beer myself, I'll let you in on a little secret... it's almost nothing BUT sugar.

In fact, with the beer I made, there was so much sugar that I had a very hard time getting it to all dissolve into the (I forget what you call it, but I think it's called the 'stock', but I may be thinking chicken)..

Jack · 01-03-2006, 03:34 PM

How about the Red Dog everyone?

**Midtowner** · 01-03-2006, 03:50 PM

Are you referring to the now non-existant beer, or that fine entertainment establishment at 10th and May?

**escan** · 01-03-2006, 05:20 PM

I don't think it's located at 10th and May...isn't that the fairgrounds?

Oki_Man5 · 01-03-2006, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by Midtowner

Flatang --when you say a beer has "no suguar", how is that even possible? Having brewed beer myself, I'll let you in on a little secret... it's almost nothing BUT sugar.

In fact, with the beer I made, there was so much sugar that I had a very hard time getting it to all dissolve into the (I forget what you call it, but I think it's called the 'stock', but I may be thinking chicken)..

Is it called a "crock"?

**flatang** · 01-03-2006, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Midtowner

Flatang --when you say a beer has "no suguar", how is that even possible? Having brewed beer myself, I'll let you in on a little secret... it's almost nothing BUT sugar.

In fact, with the beer I made, there was so much sugar that I had a very hard time getting it to all dissolve into the (I forget what you call it, but I think it's called the 'stock', but I may be thinking chicken)..

Midtowner good point, but we don't have to keep it a secret...... I believe the term "no sugar" is loosely used and refers in this instance to the addition of more sugars such as cane or corn sugar to the wort or at bottling. Sugar plays an important role in brewing and aids in the production of the alcohol. Instead of adding sugar to the brewing process the beer I mentioned extracts this complex ingredient naturally by mixing water with cornflakes and malted barley. This mixture is heated, producing a sweet golden syrup called wort. The wort is placed in a brewing kettle and Hops are then added, the mixture is heated, then cooled where at some point yeast will be added to start the fermenting process. The yeast will consume these fermenting sugars and somewhere durning this process you end up with beer.