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Why are Weissbiers top fermented?

Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2012-01-21 13:23:06

I think this goes back much further in time than the Reinheitsgebot. All beers were top-fermented in ancient times, but only some made the switch to bottom-fermentation once that yeast came into the European scene.