Franconian Beer Message Board

Vollbier?

Posted by Eric James on 2008-05-28 03:45:06

I guess I should already know this but I don't. When I'm looking at the breweries listed on the site and I see Vollbier does that mean they brew a single beer and call it Vollbier, like a brewery that only brews a Marzen or a Weizen or does it mean they brew a variety of biers that could be considered Vollbiers? In the U.S. a place may call itself an ale brewery but they brew 10 different styles of ale. I found both definitions below at thegermanbeerinstitute.com: VOLLBIER A German beer tax category designating a wort which is between 11 and 14% sugars and solids. (See wort.) The rest is water. Ninety-nine percent of all German beer is Vollbier. Vollbier Definition: One of four German beer tax categories. Vollbier literally means "full" or "entire" beer. It contains 11 to 14% extract. This beer 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. Thanks, Eric

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