Light Lager - Hops and Irish Moss
Officer, it’s not what you think. Normally I use pelletized hops, but Adeodatus’ recipe calls for whole hops. Hops are actually the pedals of the flower of the hops vine. These are Saaz hops, and if I could blog the smell, believe me, I would.
To the right is Irish Moss, typically an additive only to lagers (not ales). According to legend, it helps proteins congeal more efficiently, leading to a clearer finished product. Ever since glassware replaced stoneware and pewter here at the Berglund household, we take pride in trying to get a certain clarity out of our lagers.
No shot of me adding these to the pot; not even brewing can withstand such tedium.
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- Posted by Tim on Thursday, February 5, 2004 at 7:25:43 pm PST
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2 Responses to “Light Lager - Hops and Irish Moss”
Irish Moss (AKA carrageenan), used as a thickener/emusifier, is in almost every prepackaged food there is. I’m surprised to see it going into beer however.
It’s seaweed, in case anyone didn’t know.
Mmmmm. Seaweed beer.
Comment Permalink | Posted on February 6th, 2004 at 12:42 am |Just a pinch! A teeny little pinch!
Yeah, I seem to recall hearing it was seaweed. If I print up labels for these (which one friend has recently challenged me to do), I’ll add a little sunburst at uper left with “Now! Seaweed flavor!” in it.
Comment Permalink | Posted on February 6th, 2004 at 8:12 am |