tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post3897779244768562408..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Guinness, Brettanomyces, and MeJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-33143512883285464862009-11-11T10:31:33.365-08:002009-11-11T10:31:33.365-08:00So Jeff, how did this turn out?So Jeff, how did this turn out?Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062313544846423344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-69809341581996698242007-10-04T11:38:00.000-07:002007-10-04T11:38:00.000-07:00Sorry, sloppy language. The beers are not ferment...Sorry, sloppy language. The beers are not fermented in the vats, they're aged there. I know you knew I knew the difference, and I appreciate the graciousness in overlooking this.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-1926096345822070462007-10-04T11:31:00.000-07:002007-10-04T11:31:00.000-07:00I am suggesting that, or rather depending on other...I am suggesting that, or rather depending on others who suggested it first. <BR/><BR/>Brettanomyces is a wild yeast, and wild yeast can "infect" equipment. Lambic brewers use this to their advantage and ferment in areas saturated with good wild yeasts. Brett is more pernicious, and usually when it gets into something, brewers want it out. But Jackson and others have suggested that the vats Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-75436784203847792112007-10-04T11:14:00.000-07:002007-10-04T11:14:00.000-07:00Are you suggesting that this yeast is only found i...Are you suggesting that this yeast is only found in the extra stout version?<BR/><BR/>Also, I never realized that the beer in the draught version was different than the extra stout version other than the added nitrogen. That explains why it is so much lighter, I had always assumed it was just a function of the nitrogen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com