so i've seens a few threads about 'cask beer'? is it warm and flat or what? should i not feel too bad when i grab a pitcher of still fermenting beer in put it in the fridge? just call it cask style?
It definitely ain't cold and fizzy. Unless that's how you want to serve it. Although some prefer it served a bit cooler, especially during the warm summer months, it's traditionally served at cellar temperature (11-13°C). In reality, in many pubs, it's often served too warm. Too cold and fizzy risks masking the subtle complexity of a fine English ale. High carbonation levels aren't really compatible with a beer engine either. To be consumed fresh, when at its best, as liquid bread should be. Unfortunately, it's not difficult for it to be served wrong, leaving consumers with the wrong impression they "don't like cask ale".so i've seens a few threads about 'cask beer'? is it warm and flat or what? should i not feel too bad when i grab a pitcher of still fermenting beer in put it in the fridge? just call it cask style?
If you add not cleaning the lines properly, you got why 90% of the Germans look down on British ale. They all went to the wrong pubs or talked to people that did , not kidding.It definitely ain't cold and fizzy. Unless that's how you want to serve it. Although some prefer it served a bit cooler, especially during the warm summer months, it's traditionally served at cellar temperature (11-13°C). In reality, in many pubs, it's often served too warm. Too cold and fizzy risks masking the subtle complexity of a fine English ale. High carbonation levels aren't really compatible with a beer engine either. To be consumed fresh, when at its best, as liquid bread should be. Unfortunately, it's not difficult for it to be served wrong, leaving consumers with the wrong impression they "don't like cask ale".
Keeping the beer lines clean is probably the simplest task. If they can't manage that I'm not drinking there either.If you add not cleaning the lines properly, you got why 90% of the Germans look down on British ale. They all went to the wrong pubs or talked to people that did , not kidding.
I recommend drinking it out of a glass, tbh, but I can see you're happy to drink out of a barrel But, yeah, it is just a type of traditional barrel-like vessel.i appreciate the explanations! so as the name suggests, it's an attempt at making it like drinking out of a barrel?
I recommend drinking it out of a glass, tbh, but I can see you're happy to drink out of a barrel But, yeah, it is just a type of traditional barrel-like vessel.
Some pubs do that, just knock in a tap and serve from that rather than pulling it through a beer engine. Still very nice.i was thinking of the old days, when i think they just hammered a tap into a barrel, and filled glasses....or from what i've seen in old movies depicting it....
Some pubs do that, just knock in a tap and serve from that rather than pulling it through a beer engine. Still very nice.
Avatar checks out.i appreciate the explanations! so as the name suggests, it's an attempt at making it like drinking out of a barrel?
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IMO it's a balance thing.i'm wondering now...is this a style for malt heads? instead of hop heads?
I do not really get the idea that oxygen exposure is a cardinal sin and always makes beer worse. )
I think this cask ale thing is the reason I do not really get the idea that oxygen exposure is a cardinal sin and always makes beer worse.
Paging through my copy of Wheeler and Protz's "Brew your own British Real Ale" most bitters are around low 20 to mid 30s for IBUs. @D.B.Moody is right that balance is the key. No where near as bitter as an American IPA, but enough bitterness to make them thirst quenching. Beers at the low end of the bitterness spectrum should be around 3.5% ABV, getting up to 4.8% for the more bitter ones. Fullers ESB is well known in the US, but at 5.6% ABV it's a significant outlier in the world of English bitters and best bitters.is this a style for malt heads? instead of hop heads?
And there's no Reinheitsgebot in the UK, so feel free to add some corn or invert sugar to make it more digestible.
Based on what @duncan.brown saidwhat were the pints on days 4-5? i'm not totally kidding, but trying to be inspirational!
it's amazing this 5 litres lasted more than 2 sessions.Drinkability should be high and ABV should be in the mid threes to low fours (this is 3.8%) so you can sink five or six in a session . . .
so it's amazing this 5 L lasted more than 2 sessions.
it's amazing this 5 litres lasted more than 2 sessions
Well I was at my parents so I had to show some restraint
This is slightly off topic but seems the place to ask, I picked up a 4 pack of boddingtons because I've really wanted to try British bitters. The cans had a device in them that was supposed to help mimic cask ale, made the beer flat with a creamy head. Is this a good representation of cask ale or not. Also I really didn't care for it . Wondering if I should try something different.
Boddington's is a shell of it's former self and while I haven't really had a lot of cask ale I couldn't imagine this being something to compare with. You would have to attempt to brew the 71' golden age recipe.This is slightly off topic but seems the place to ask, I picked up a 4 pack of boddingtons because I've really wanted to try British bitters. The cans had a device in them that was supposed to help mimic cask ale, made the beer flat with a creamy head. Is this a good representation of cask ale or not. Also I really didn't care for it . Wondering if I should try something different.
If I did that I would lose the creamy head which is supposed to be a big part of the experience.the way this thread is going, did you try cracking the top just a little and letting it sit in the fridge overnight?
If I did that I would lose the creamy head which is supposed to be a big part of the experience.
Here's a great post by @Northern_Brewer in a Boddington's recipe thread on the cask ale.
Having trouble copying links (using the share link option on posts) to HBT threads after the upgrade. I got it fixed though on my original post.do i need to make a coment to managment about how your link to whatever post doesn't work after the late night 4/20 'upgrayedd'?
even if you mess about with nitro, it's just "different".
This is slightly off topic but seems the place to ask, I picked up a 4 pack of boddingtons because I've really wanted to try British bitters. The cans had a device in them that was supposed to help mimic cask ale, made the beer flat with a creamy head. Is this a good representation of cask ale or not. Also I really didn't care for it . Wondering if I should try something different.
sounds like a nitro pour?
I prefer a more scenic view through my cask " beer glasses"
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