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Lecture and tour: "Beer - from hops, millet and other ingredients"
Lecture and tour with Ines Fehrmann. Admission: 5€. With registration by 30.8. on: 05542-72812.
From 16:00 hrs. tour and beer tasting in the Schinkel brewery with beer sommelier Sarah Schinkel, cost: 6€. Registration under: 05542-911210.
Everyone knows beer made from barley and wheat: but what about banana, millet, rice, corn or potato beer? Beer is a drink that is produced by fermentation from starchy substances. People also use flavorings such as hops, but also fruits, herbs or spices in the production process. On Sunday, September 8 from 14:00 - 15:30, our guests can expect a brief insight into the plants used in beer brewing worldwide.
A short presentation will take you on a journey through the history of "liquid bread": around 10,000 years ago, people in China and the Fertile Crescent region began collecting grain. They discovered that grain porridge left to stand for a few days began to ferment. Workers building pyramids in ancient Egypt were given two jugs of beer a day, plus three to four loaves of bread. Among the Germanic tribes, brewing beer was the responsibility of women. In earlier times, beer was also considered a suitable drink for children, as it had a low alcohol content and was largely germ-free due to the boiling of the beer wort. People also called for moderation when drinking alcohol. A drinking rule from the Edda, the old Icelandic collection of songs and legends, reads: "Don't stick to the cup, drink beer with moderation!"
On a tour of the tropical greenhouse, you can experience the plants that are used to brew beer in other countries: The world's best-known rice beer is probably the Japanese Saké, which is usually sold as rice wine. The production of corn beer has a long tradition, particularly in South America. A well-known corn beer is the Mexican "Corona", which is also made with rice and barley malt. The color of the beer can vary greatly and depends primarily on the type of corn used in brewing. "Impala" is a beer brand from Mozambique that was only launched in 2011 and is considered to be the world's first industrially produced beer made from manioc. It is intended to help market the overproduction of regional farmers and thus strengthen the local economy. In Swahili, the term "pombe" is used in East Africa to describe all types of beer produced by fermenting millet or bananas. The sale of millet beer is an important source of extra income for women in rural regions.
The focus of the subsequent garden tour is on beer spices. As the saying goes: " Hops are to beerwhat salt is to soup " . In order to improve the taste and shelf life of beer, but also to promote health, various additives such as oak bark and herbs such as wormwood, yarrow, fennel and sage have been added to beer since time immemorial. To increase the alcoholic or intoxicating effect, beer sometimes also contained psychotropic herbs such as henbane and datura. In April 1516, the Bavarian Diet decided that only barley, hops and water could be used to make beer. This makes the Purity Law of 1516 the oldest food legislation in the world that is still in force today! However, later regulations also permitted coriander, laurel, juniper and caraway as additional ingredients in Bavarian beers, but expressly forbade the use of poisonous substances such as henbane and daphne. In Flanders and the Netherlands, hops are still just one of many other flavorings, such as the popular Witbier with coriander and orange peel.
Today, there are more and more small breweries trying out new and tried-and-tested flavors. Afterwards, you can see, hear and taste practical brewing techniques. Brauhaus Schinkel(www.schinkels-brauhaus.de), Walburger Straße 46-48, 37213 Witzenhausen invites you to a tour and beer tasting with brewer and maltster Fabio Schinkel. Only with registration by 30.8 . at: info[at]schinkels-brauhaus[dot]de or 05542-911210. Admission €6.