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Vollbiers

Posted by Uncle Jimbo on 2009-09-21 09:04:13

Vollbier is not really a "style", from what I understand. It is just a term for a "full" bier. There does seem to be a certain type of lager in Franconia that is most often called Vollbier, though. >> By law, a Vollbier (literally "full" or "entire" beer) contains 11 to 14% extract. This category holds about 99% market share in Germany. A completely fermented Vollbier usually has between 3 and 5.3% alcohol by volume. Pils, Helles and Weissbier (Hefeweizen) belong in this category. Three other beer categories occupy the remaining 1% of the market: Einfachbier (literally "simple" or "plain" beer) has about 0.1% market share. It is defined by a taxable extract value of 2 to 5.5% and generally has no more than 0.5 to 1.5% alcohol by volume. Schankbier (literally "tap" or "draft" beer) has a 0.2% market share. Its extract value is 7 to 8%, and its alcohol by volume level tends to be between 0.5 and 2.6%. Berliner Weisse, for instance, falls into this category. Finally, Starkbier (literally "strong" beer) has a 0.7% market share. All beers with an extract value exceeding 16% are Starkbiers. Their alcohol level is invariable above 5% and usually no more than 10%. All Bockbiers, Doppelbocks, and Eisbocks belong in this category. Until 1990, beers outside these extract bands — that is, beers with 5.5 to 7%, 8 to 11%, and 14 to 16% extract — were not permitted to be brewed, by law. Oddly, the law has since been changed, but the definition of beer categories has not. << http://www.germanbeerinstitute.com/styles.html

Vollbiers by Jürgen Wening on 2009-09-22 00:35:07

Vollbiers by Mark Andersen on 2009-09-22 12:27:42

Vollbiers by Uncle Jimbo on 2009-09-22 13:18:43

Vollbiers by A Harvey on 2009-09-22 14:02:36

Vollbiers by mike004 on 2009-09-23 01:06:28

Vollbiers by Uncle Jimbo on 2009-09-23 08:03:29

Vollbiers by Uncle Jimbo on 2009-09-23 13:06:50

Vollbiers by Jürgen Wening on 2009-09-24 07:00:28