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- From: parsons@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Mark Parsons)
- Subject: Re: Head calming?
- References: <1992Nov17.172702.24114@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:16:11 GMT
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- scf11@cl.cam.ac.uk (S.C. Farrar) writes:
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- >A REAL ALE is meant to be FLAT !
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- I don't recall them being completely flat.
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- >Any CO2 produced by secondary fermentation is got rid of, when the cask
- >is opened prior to serving.The cask has an opening for serving at the end,
- >and an airhole at the top, so it is served at atmospheric pressure.
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- This is surprising. I thought they tried to keep the CO2 from the
- fermentation in there.
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- Can someone explain precisely but succinctly the "official"
- definition of a "real ale" for all us ignorant Yanks and other non-Brits?
- Is it possible to have real ale in a bottle if the brew is bottle
- conditioned?
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- Also, it's possible for a non-real ale to be very good (eg.
- Guiness). Try not to be too evangelical :-).
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- Cheers!
- -m.
-