Yeah, I was wondering. Because beer uses yeast, right?
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tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 2:10:28 pm PST #3887 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
DavidS - Dec 01, 2008 2:11:21 pm PST #3888 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was gonna say. Yeasty brews gone awry is just part of the gig. And you get more complex interesting flavors that way.
At Yum you used to be able to get some sodas which were partly fermented and that was part of their appeal.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 01, 2008 2:15:20 pm PST #3889 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Tom says there is actually some truth to that, because the fact that the sugar stays and is not converted to alcohol. And when the concentrated sugar solution meets the yeast, it can be 'splodey.
Tom also mentioned carbon dioxide and a kegging method, without knowing the whole story (I just called out to him and asked if it was a possibility.)
Nora Deirdre - Dec 01, 2008 2:16:30 pm PST #3890 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Also, we have never had an exploding beer and we've bottle conditioned more than 20 batches.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 2:16:36 pm PST #3891 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So, do root beer purists insist on yeast fermentation? All popular root beer carbonically infused, right?
amych - Dec 01, 2008 2:18:49 pm PST #3892 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Oh, it's absolutely a possibility -- I'm just @@ at the brew shop guy playing the noobs by saying, "Oh, no, that's totally dangerous! You must buy all this extra equipment instead!" Because, yes, I've seen those who would do just that (in addition to the nice if somewhat freaky ones who will talk your ear off for hours about exactly which flavor notes you get with what strain of yeast.)
Nora Deirdre - Dec 01, 2008 2:22:49 pm PST #3893 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
(in addition to the nice if somewhat freaky ones who will talk your ear off for hours about exactly which flavor notes you get with what strain of yeast.)
Ahahahaha! Yes.
Jessica - Dec 01, 2008 3:29:36 pm PST #3894 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
That's "bomb" as in "sudden loud noise from the basement", not as in "homeland security has you on their list".
I've had homemade liqueur bottles explode. It was a bitch to clean up, but no more dangerous than dropping a wine glass.
tommyrot - Dec 01, 2008 3:49:27 pm PST #3895 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've had homemade liqueur bottles explode. It was a bitch to clean up, but no more dangerous than dropping a wine glass.
So it's not like there's glass flying everywhere and a broken shard severs your carotid artery and you end up screaming and staggering around, spewing blood all over the place?
OK, I'm less impressed now by the exploding root beer....
Jesse - Dec 01, 2008 4:10:30 pm PST #3896 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
One of a bunch of amusing comments on Gawker about Plaxico Buress: [link]