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After doing a little research (i.e. surfing) I’ve found that brettanomyces or simply “brett” (i.e. a common spoilage organism in winemaking1) is used in some wines. But there naturally is some controversy...

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-style pale ale 3. Damnation- Strong golden ale 4. Salvation- Strong dark ale 5. Sanctification- Fermented with 100% brettanomyces 6. Desperation- Blend of Temptation and Pizza Port’s “Mother of All Beers” 7....

into the beer. You want to be able to predict how the flavor’s going to come out, or at least make an educated guess. Since the traditional beers employ known bacteria like lactobacillus, pediococcus, and brettanomyces,...

, so I’m not worried about returning it, but they do have it in their finer wines section. In any case, I find the lesson about brettanomyces very interesting, so this wine served a purpose after all.

acid bacteria will produce acetic acid from glucose if they are present when there is still significant amounts of sugar. Of wine yeast, Saccharomyces strains will produce varying amounts, while Brettanomyces is a strong producer...

such as brettanomyces. A definition is here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brettanomyces

Going to City Beer tonight to partake in a little Brettanomyces and need a place to eat nearby at around 9 or so. I don’t want to have to wait for a table and would prefer just to pop in for something. The problem is that I...