Chemicals in brewing

[wortchillergoal]

I ttried to create a link to this but could not. Another goalie who is a brewmaster and ran his own brew shop posted the following information in a thread about low carb beer. These numbers are not related to low carb production, These are the number of chemicals the following brewers use in making thier beer according to him:

Coors.....107

Miller......210

Bud.........315

If they are using all those chemicals, where the hell is the beer?

[Tweek]

What is that a break down of all the chemical compounds in their cleaning solutions or something? I have a hard time believing that they use that amount of chemicals in anything other than cleaning.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by Tweek
What is that a break down of all the chemical compounds in their cleaning solutions or something? I have a hard time believing that they use that amount of chemicals in anything other than cleaning.
Two compounds he made mention of were sodium metabisulphite and Camden. These are put in the beer to ward off infection.

[brewmonkey]

Originally posted by wortchillergoal
Two compounds he made mention of were sodium metabisulphite and Camden. These are put in the beer to ward off infection.

Campden and Sodium metabisulphate are the same thing for the most part. Somtimes you will find campden made with potassium.

[steveh]

Originally posted by wortchillergoal
I tried to create a link to this but could not. Another goalie who is a brewmaster and ran his own brew shop posted the following information in a thread ...

Where's the other thread? Also, what are his sources? You say he's a brewmaster - for a big brewery?

I've been searching high and low for a list of chemicals "allowed" in beers that was given to me by a beer distributor years ago - alas, I think it's lost to the ages. It would be nice to get some corroboration on just what goes into the big Swilsners.

S.

[MeridianFC]

Originally posted by wortchillergoal
I ttried to create a link to this but could not.

Do you not know how, or for some reason were you not allowed to hotlink? One of us can explain how to post a link if you don't know. I think that there's many of us who would like to see that source.

[danno]

all you gotta do is copy the link from your browser and paste it into the post, you don't have to mess around with code or anything...

i too spent awhile googling various permutatons, the closest thing I found was another unsubstantiated number of chemicals in commercial beer, but this time the number was only 60...

[fretlessman71]

Yes, please post when you can. I'm really curious!

Brewmonkey is the resident expert (unless I'm mistaken) on who puts what into their beer, and seems to know a whole lot about the Big Three. I think he was trying to match their consistency and learn some more about what he does for a living as well.

I can't believe that you wouldn't know how to make a link to it, but here goes anyway... not to offend you if you don't! I was there once not very long ago...

-highlight the link by dragging the cursor over the whole thing, right to left OR left to right. No spaces on either side, and no characters left out.

-Hit Ctrl-C. This saves it into your computer's memory.

-Open up realbeer.com and find your thread, hit Post Reply.

-In the text area, hit Ctrl-V. This should copy the link in full in the area of text.

That'll do it! Let us know what you've got for us!

[wortchillergoal]

It is a thread from the goaliestore bulltein board. I could create a link that shpwed the entire page that hias post is on. I thought that would be a little much. I don't know if he still works as a brewer. He did not reveal his source. I will ask him via PM on two other boards we are both on.

[wortchillergoal]

Originally posted by wortchillergoal
It is a thread from the goaliestore bulltein board. I could create a link that shpwed the entire page that hias post is on. I thought that would be a little much. I don't know if he still works as a brewer. He did not reveal his source. I will ask him via PM on two other boards we are both on.

He told me he got those figures when he was in brew school at Concord. He went on to say that an AB employee told him those figures were in line with his knowledge. He says he might have the paper or book, but it would require mining through his garage. I told him not to bother.

[brewmonkey]

I appreciate the vote of confidence Fret, but I have some more learning to do yet.....While I would never want to make the product of the big guys, I certainly do appreciate their knack for turning out a consistant product. I have read tons of stuff on the big guys and have gotten to know several of their staff through my years in the brewhouse and I always love to pick their brains.


He told me he got those figures when he was in brew school at Concord.

What school was this at? I did not know there was another one out there.

[fretlessman71]

brewmonkey, you're the only person I know who can stand up for AB and the like without sounding like a sellout. You give credit where credit is due, and I admire that in a person (even if they put up aggressive avatars! ;) ).

That's why you get the nod from me in this case... many props to you!

[unkle bik]

I visited Weeping Radish in North Carolina several years ago. The one thing I remember besides good beer & schnitzel was a sign on their wall near the entrance. It mentioned their strict adherence to the Rhiensgobot (sp). On that sign was a list of over 135 chemicals that breweries used in the U.S. I wish I could have that list, now.