Daniel Cooper finds out about the use of isinglass finings in brewing.
To label or not to label, that was the difficult decision facing the brewing industry when new food labelling directives were introduced by the European Commission in 2003. The EC wanted to tighten the labelling legislation surrounding food and drink so that the consumer, especially those with food ...
Beer Production
from Issue 19 published on 30/07/2008
If you're a coeliac or have a gluten intolerance, then you have to avoid cereals like wheat and barley. But what happens if you're a beer lover? Daniel Cooper reports.
For many of us beer is only beer if it is made from four ingredients, the finest malt barley, choicest hops, pure spring water and specially selected yeast. However, for beer-loving suffers of coeliac disease it is the use of barley malt that makes the consumption of beer problematic.
Many of us ha...
Beer Production
from Issue 18 published on 19/06/2008
Daniel Cooper looks at the controversial subject of pasteuration in beer
It was Ernie, the fastest milkman in the west, who said “do you want it pasteurised? Because pasteurised is best.” It would seem that Ernie was fairly convinced about the value of the technique for milk. However, in the brewing world opinion is decidedly split as to whether pasteurisation is a good ...
Beer Production
from Issue 17 published on 30/04/2008
