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Pastimes : Brewing, beers and the good old days

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To: Tadsamillionaire who wrote (22)	7/14/2001 9:38:20 AM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) of 123

Tim, It seems you like the taste of the stronger hop. May I suggest an Indian Pale Ale (IPA)? One that is available in most USA supermarkets is Bass Worthington White Shield. Remember it has to be left to stand in a cool place for the yeast to settle, and the beer has to be decanted into a glass without disturbing the yeast. India Pale Ale was developed for the British Armed forces serving in the Far East, typically India. Before the Suez Canal was dug, beer had to be shipped from the UK by Sail via the Cape of Good Hope. The ale had to survive a long voyage, often with choppy weather and in tropical conditions. To meet these arduous conditions extra hops were added to normal ale and the alcohol content beefed up a little. These extra preservatives improved the chances of it surviving. I can imagine it was well received by the troops parading in the noon day sun with all those mad dogs -g- It would have to be accompanied with lots of water though. For those interested in making the stuff, well that yeast sediment has another use....It's a real McCoy commercial brewing yeast! Add some slightly warm water and a little sugar, cover the bottle with some cling film, leave for a few hours, and -hey presto a starter ready to use! The IPA recipe I have does call for some invert cane sugar (10% the rest is malt) as many British "real ales" do. There are several exceptions though. Don't be surprised, Corona is the only beer that uses things like corn syrup. Whilst in Ca I would sometimes buy Corona, chill it down good and push one of those limes in the neck of the bottle. And I know there are excellent beers made in Mexico, and the far east too. First class in fact. One thing I have noted is that I prefer the taste of draft, cask conditioned ale. That does make a difference imho.

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