How do you pour a bottle conditioned beer?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by HopBomb515, Jun 20, 2014.

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  1. CASK1

    CASK1 Pundit (951) Jan 7, 2010 Florida

    Here's the "official" way to do it according to Affligem:

     
  2. kneary13

    kneary13 Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2010 Massachusetts

    carefully.
     
  3. Masters

    Masters Savant (1,217) Mar 7, 2014 Massachusetts

    If pouring in a glass leave the end of the beer in the bottle/can. But I like the hop sediment, its like orange juice pulp :grinning:
     
  4. Greywulfken

    Greywulfken Grand Pooh-Bah (5,815) Aug 25, 2010 New York
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    With unfamiliar, bottle-conditioned, or sediment-containing beers:
    I pour carefully to limit the amount of yeast stirred from rest (and to monitor the head). If there's a big cloud of yeast/sediment at the bottom of the bottle, or I see a big dark tendril of it about to go into my pour, I'll stop.
    I don't usually include it in my "core" pour :sunglasses:
    I'll pour the remaining beer (with the sediment) into a smaller glass. Depending on how the beer tastes and how the sediment looks, I will either drink the yeastier remains separately, drop it into the tail-end of my drink, or dump it.

    Why? I want to taste the beer the way the brewer intended, and it seems unlikely that they intended for you to consume the yeasty sediment. But it does contribute to the character of the beer, so I'm willing to experiment once I've assessed a relatively yeast-free pour.

    With hefeweizens:
    I slightly agitate and include the yeast. To my understanding, it's the way it's "supposed" to be done.
     
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