tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post7498037892990204458..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: Clever to be bright?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-91624146019467624722008-12-26T08:19:00.000+00:002008-12-26T08:19:00.000+00:00I am corrected. Pliny it would seem mentions swim ...I am corrected. Pliny it would seem mentions swim bladders clearing beer, and that was quite a while ago.<BR/><BR/>My point is though that clear beer does not mean good beer and neither does hazy beer mean bad beer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-11114923588735139092008-12-20T10:46:00.000+00:002008-12-20T10:46:00.000+00:00Bright beer looks beautiful, but there is more to ...Bright beer looks beautiful, but there is more to good beer than looks. <BR/><BR/>A slight haze doesn't spoil my enjoyment of the beer at all. Having vegan friends, I'd like them to be able to enjoy draqught real ale too. <BR/><BR/>It's a different matter if the beer is a thick yeasty soup. Even hefeweizen shouldn't be like that.Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-41651576648136303792008-12-20T09:48:00.000+00:002008-12-20T09:48:00.000+00:00Quite right Mr. Tyson. And for those of us with me...Quite right Mr. Tyson. And for those of us with memories that don't go back to the 1760's here's a (later) reference:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.us.archive.org/GnuBook/?id=artofbrewing00bootrich#28" REL="nofollow">Art of Brewing - 1829?</A>StringersBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573068197944669997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-38041805357357024632008-12-19T18:04:00.000+00:002008-12-19T18:04:00.000+00:00Like most people I do prefer bright beer, but I'm ...Like most people I do prefer bright beer, but I'm not too fussed. There are several local (vegan friendly) brewers who don't use animal finings and their beer is fine. So I agree it's all down to aesthetics.<BR/><BR/>The use of isingalss though goes back a lot further than you might think. If i recall correctly, it began to be used on a large scale in the last 1/4 of the 18th century. Continental brewers relied on sturgeon from the Volga and the Danube. Nearly all British sturgeon meanwhile came from the Trent or the Severn.<BR/><BR/>Interesting comments about the use of gelatin. Not my area of science but I was told that it only has a fraction of the clearing power of isinglass.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-14023324129085797392008-12-19T15:49:00.000+00:002008-12-19T15:49:00.000+00:00I too like bright beer. It's part of the presentat...I too like bright beer. It's part of the presentation. In most cases, if it's not bright, that indicates someone doesn't give a shit. I fine everything with gelatin. Brightness is next to godliness, and you know how holy I am!Whorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784943453195129865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-70656698965794605912008-12-19T15:16:00.000+00:002008-12-19T15:16:00.000+00:00Me. THat's diferent!Me. THat's diferent!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-66328112148324754222008-12-19T13:26:00.000+00:002008-12-19T13:26:00.000+00:00Allright, who's got a photo of Tandleman happily s...Allright, who's got a photo of Tandleman happily supping a Hefeweizen to post?Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-44186700484277219702008-12-19T09:51:00.000+00:002008-12-19T09:51:00.000+00:00Some beer styles are cloudy as a rule. A prime exa...Some beer styles are cloudy as a rule. A prime example of this is Australian Sparkling Ale which loses a lot of its fruitiness if filtered bright. I guess a lot of the issue is market perception. It must be easier to sell clear beer?<BR/>Also try using gelatine rather than isinglass, I find it clears a little quicker. Polyclar is good for removing tannin haze as well (just in case your sparge water's pH is too high).<BR/>TimTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-80018739501705715702008-12-19T09:00:00.000+00:002008-12-19T09:00:00.000+00:00Trust me to open my mouth, within an hour of typin...Trust me to open my mouth, within an hour of typing that comment it started to snow in Prague.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-34842743818327574982008-12-19T08:46:00.000+00:002008-12-19T08:46:00.000+00:00Ah. Clear beer. That's a bit like the sparkler arg...Ah. Clear beer. That's a bit like the sparkler argument. You either don't mind your beer being not quite bright, or you do.<BR/><BR/>I like my beer to be bright, fish guts or not. Bridgeport Brewing's Karl Ockert once told me a name for his not quite beers. Opalescent I think he called them. Karl is a very nice guy. He is wrong on this one. Beer should be bright.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-88337100909505353422008-12-19T07:03:00.000+00:002008-12-19T07:03:00.000+00:00It's OK Velky Al, the two posts got delaeted quick...It's OK Velky Al, the two posts got delaeted quick enough.<BR/><BR/>It is very beautiful, I'm looking forward to the pass opening tommorow nand getting to ski.<BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-33904641654566741652008-12-19T06:57:00.000+00:002008-12-19T06:57:00.000+00:00Interesting post there Dave, shame about whatever ...Interesting post there Dave, shame about whatever mong feels the need to post a load of drivel. Look beautiful up there in Oregon, hardly any snow here in Prague at the moment.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.com