Organic Beer?
Ok, I am sorry, can someone tell me, in this age of everything green, what is Organic beer? Can beer be brewed any other way? Lets see, maybe the yeast is ummm, well maybe the barley malt has been ummm, what about the hops, uh, well, uhh, I give up! Lets see what the “web†has to say.Ok, I have seen on a couple of Malt manufacturers/distributors ingredients list, the listing for “Organic†stuff, but come on, I will sell you some organic, …….well, it wont have any bug spray in it! Come on, what is up with us, back in the old days, you drank beer because it tasted good, now we drink it because nobody killed a bug doing it?Times have changed, when I was a kid, paint and everything else had lead in it, I took mercury to school to play with at show and tell. We never even washed our hands, now, kids scrub with anti-bacterial goop! When we do get a new bug, no one will have any immunity/defense against it!Definitions of Organic Beer on the Web:
Madefrom certified-organic malted barley, hops, and yeast. Theseingredients are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides,herbicides, and …www.greenopia.com/features/tips/greenopia_glossary
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December 30th, 2007 at 3:11 am
I guess I was wrong, look what I found!
http://www.breworganic.com/Catalog/Malt_extract.htm
It does look like it costs more, but is it worth it? Really, I don’t know. Man has been brewing beer for a long time, what happened? Did they have “Global Warming” back in the 1500’s? I am sure that everything had to be organic then, there were no chemicals, there wasn’t much of anything. Back then, they just Brewed it, bugs and all!
# 2 Administrator Says:December 30th, 2007 at 3:18 am
A concise timeline of beer history by Prof. Linda Raley, Texas Tech University.
BEER HISTORY
Ancient History
Historians speculate that prehistoric nomads may have made beer from grain & water before learning to make bread.
Beer became ingrained in the culture of civilizations with no significant viticulture.
Noah’s provisions included beer on the Ark.
Read the rest at http://www.beerhistory.com/library/holdings/raley_timetable.shtml
Should we go back to brewing that way? I guess, anything in the name of “Organic”
# 3 Administrator Says:December 30th, 2007 at 3:49 am
Wow, look at what I found, maybe I am a “Flat-earther” ?
National Organic Homebrew Challenge
Seven Bridges Cooperative, a certified organic homebrew supplier, is hosting the worlds first all organic homebrew competition which is open to home brewers of beer throughout the United States.
This is the first time a contest has been held for beer brewed at home using only organically grown ingredients, GMO free yeast (most yeast packaged for homebrewers, including White Labs and Wyeast brands, is GMO free), and no chemical or artificial additives. By accepting only organically brewed beer entries, the contest represents the first opportunity organic homebrewers have had to compete fairly against other organic brewers in an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.
Read the rest at http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=614
Anybody know anything else about this?