On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 06:55:23PM +0200, Kasper Malmberg wrote:
> 
> mange tror ikke at sukker giver nogen smag, og mange tror at sukker skulle
> give en cideragtig smag til øllet,, Det er en tro sag,,

There is also a question of how much sugar, compared to how much malt. I
am sure that a Belgian dubble has so much taste already that if it
wasn't for the sugar, it could be overly heavy in taste. On the other
hand, in a weak pale ale the small contribution of "cidery" taste can be
noticeable. 

By the way, I suspect that the taste does not come directly from the
sugar (my sugar doesn't taste of cider!), but must be a byproduct of the
fermentation, perhaps if the yeast lacks some stuff it normally gets
from the malt. What stuff that could be, I know not.

> Men det er vel ikke andet at gøre en at lave en øl med 30 - 40 % sukker i og
> så smage. Jeg tror sku jeg prøver næste gang jeg brygger !

Yep, good idea. I will make an experiment some day too. 

-H

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