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Subject: RE: [Leica] Off topic again....-beer.
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:17:27 -0800

Raimo,

You are a master of light and a master of brew too! :-)
Bravo.

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
From: Raimo Korhonen [mailto:raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi]
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 2:02 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Off topic again....-beer.


The number refers to basic brew strength of Kulmbacher Reichelbräu
Eisbock which is 24 plato - the final beer has alcoholic content of
about 12% with a maximum of 13.7%.

Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 
> Henning,
> 
> I do not believe that a beer can attain 24% by volume through the natural
process.
> Even wine cannot ferment to such a strength, because the alcohol will kill
off the
> yeast. All the wines with 20+ alcohol content (like port) have alcohol
added to
> them during the fermentation. Something similar must be done with the beer
you
> mention.
> 
> Happy drinking!
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Henning J. Wulff wrote:
> 
> > I have here in front of me, also bought in Vancouver, a bottle of
> > Kulmbacher Reichelbraeu Eisbock at a nominal 24%. I realize that this is
> > produced (and measured) in a different fashion, but it is still
> > exceptionally strong. Here the alcoholic taste does not dominate, as the
> > rest of the taste is so powerful. One glass will do ya.
> >
> > For actual drinking I prefer Pilsener Urquell or Holsten Dry. We have
the
> > micro-brewery thing going very strong in our area, and many good beers
are
> > produced, but they are all on the heavy and dark side, which is not what
I
> > like for my main beer.
> >
> >    *            Henning J. Wulff
> >   /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
> >  /###\   mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
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> 
> --
> Nathan Wajsman
> Overijse, Belgium
> Photo page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator