So You Think You Want to Open a Brewery (2014)

Re:So You Think You Want to Open a Brewery (2014) by jofer on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @04:12PM (#21696756)

For what it's worth, the defining characteristic of that style of beer (american pilsner) is being brewed with corn or rice. There's absolutely nothing wrong with using rice/corn in beer, anymore than there being something wrong with using wheat in beer. Corn gives it a distinct flavor. Try a kentucky common sometime. It's basically an amber brewed with a significant percentage of corn.

I think bud actually only uses rice and 6-row (i.e. old-style, harder to convert) barley. I could be mistaken about that, though.

At any rate, the adjunct grains used in US "megabrews" aren't just there because they're cheaper than barley. They're very much a part of the flavor profile, and a big part of the style. Whether or not you consider that a positive is personal preference, but they're not bad beers at all.

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Re:So You Think You Want to Open a Brewery (2014) by wrycoder on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @04:49PM (#21697139)

Two-row is the old style barley.

My problem with Bud is it doesn’t have much flavor or character for a pilsner - especially the Lite. Carbonated malt pop.

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Re:So You Think You Want to Open a Brewery (2014) by jofer on Tuesday December 03, 2019 @05:28PM (#21697530)

Well, "old style" isn't quite the right term, but 6-row is generally produces a bit lower percentage of fermentable sugars and has more proteins. It's not something you typically brew a beer with unless you're using adjunct grains or some two row in addition.

On the flavor part, I agree. I prefer Miller if we're going with the big breweries. Doesn't make it a bad beer, though, just a lighter profile.

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