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German Brewing TechniquesAmerican Homebrewers of Today sPresentation Topics Overview of the Reinheitsgebot Overview of common Brewing methods Examples of some commercial beer recipes Information Sources Text Books Kunze, Narziss, Interviews with German brewers Tours of German Breweries6/21/2008German Brewing Techniques2Germans Brewersvs American BrewersGermanAmericanTraditionInnovation BalanceExtreme FlavorsFreshnessVarietyScienceArt6/21/20 083German Brewing TechniquesReinheitsgebot or Purity Law Written in 1516 (oldest food law still inforce) 1516 Law is not the same as provisionsdefining Purity Law in Biersteuergesetz( beer tax law ) 1516 Law does not include the modernrequirements for labeling a beer as brewed according to the Reinheitsgebot Modern innovations have required ongoinginterpretation about what is

Overview of Today’s Presentation • Topics – Overview of the Reinheitsgebot – Overview of common brewing methods – Examples of some commercial beer recipes

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