Influence of the Reinheitsgebot

1. Influence of the Reinheitsgebot Evan Pierce Wim

2. German Beer Statistics • 1350 breweries in Germany • 5000 different beers to choose from • The average German drinks 114 liters of beer, third highest in the world

3. Topics Discussed • History of Beer • Importance of Beer • Beer Coming to German • Purity Law • Unifying Germany • German Beer in America • Reinheitsgebot • Hops • Types of Beer

4. History of Beer • Origins are unknown • Best guess was a fermented wildly in the vast natural wheat fields of Ukraine. • Man has been drinking beer before written speech • Also, man has been making beer before settling the cities of Mesopotamia

5. History of Beer • Mesopotamia Kings gave a ration of Beer to its citizens. • Beer was fermented in Ancient Egypt and is said to be where most of today's European brews originated. • The oldest known Recipe is brewed by DogFish Head called Midas Touch

6. Importance of Beer • Beer was an important source of water • Lack of the Germ Theory allowed for sewage and trash to be tossed into drinking sources • Beer was cleaner than water source • Also, provided a notional value as it was a good source of vitamin B and other vitamins as well. • Beer was also used to season food as it was used to batter fried foods

7. Early Beer • Brewed by women who were in danger of burning to death from open flame • Liver disease was probably common • Beer was brewed with unconventional preservatives such as soot and hallucinogenic mushrooms.

8. Beer Coming to Germany • How and when are unknown, Egypt, Ukraine and France all say that they taught the Germans how to brew • Fermented Beverages were in the area of Germany before Attila • Charlemagne brewed beer for himself.

9. First Brewery • First brewery in Germany was built in 725 CE. • Built as a monastery by monks but became a Brewery over the years • Today it is the oldest known brewery in the world.

10. Reinheitsgebot • Purity Law enacted by Duke William I V of Bavaria in 1516 • Limited what beer could be made with and how much beer to sell at a certain cost.

11. Reinheitsgebot • Limited Beer to be made with only three ingredients. • Water • Barley • Hops

12. Reinheitsgabolt • Yeast was not included at first because it was not known to be an ingredient in alcohol. • To start fermentation process wort was left out in the open to use unknown wild yeast. • Also, bread was added or left over batches of the previous brew was used to begin fermentation

13. Unification • Reinheitsgebot became such an important part of the culture that it was used to establish Germany during the unification process . • Bavaria would not unify without the purity laws and was a great struggle as other parts of Germany refused to brew with the restrictions.

14. German Beer in America • German style Beer came to America in the early 1 8 00’s • First German Brewery in America was established by the Y uengling Family in Pottsville Pennsylvania • Brewed beer following the Reinheitsgebot • Beer tasted cleaner and crisper than German Beer

15. German Beer in America • With a large immigration of Germans through out the 1800’s over 4000 breweries are built • Over time breweries consolidate to around 2000 breweries across the US • Prohibition closes down many of the breweries

16. Beer in America • Prohibition stops breweries from making alcoholic beverages. • Beer Breweries tried to survive by making cereal beers. • When prohibition end the country is at war and breweries are limited to what the can make and resort to rice and corn to brew beer.

17. Beer in America • Today micro breweries are making beers that follow the reinheitsgebot and traditional European brews. • Major Corporate breweries are even catering to the craft beer market.

18. Reinheitsgebot Today • Reinheitsgebot today has been scrutinized by other members of the European Union • Other member of the EU found that the purity law created a barrier for foreign competitors to sell their product in Germany • In 1987 the European Court forced Germany to allow foreign competitors to sell in Germany

19. Reinheitsgebot Today • Germany allowed foreign competitors into the market with strict advertising regulations • If the beer was not brewed with according to the purity law than it could not be advertised as beer. • Instead of being advertised as beer had to be advertised as a malt bevarage

20. German Hops • Germany is also known for its Hops and first documented country to use hops in brewing • Important preservative and flavoring ingredient of Beer • Germany is the major producer of the Noble Hops.

21. German Hops • Hallertau • Spalt • Saaz • Tettnag • All are low in bitterness and high in aroma

22. Types of German Beer • Germany produces both types of beers Lagers and Ales • Most famous for developing and producing lagers • Lager translates into English “To Store” • Traditional Lagers are brewed with bottom fermenting yeast and fermented. They are then stored from 30 days up to six months in cool temperatures • The outcome is a cleaner crisper beer.

23. List of German Beers • AltBier • Kölsch • Weizen • Berliner Weisse • Leipziger Göse • Helles • Schwarzbier • Pilsener • Export • Spezial • Dunkel • Rauchbier • Bock

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