Comments on: Malt Monday: X Marks the Spot http://ithacork.com/2010/03/01/malt-monday-x-marks-the-spot/ Wine and Science in the Finger Lakes Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Malt Monday: The Warrior | Ithacork http://ithacork.com/2010/03/01/malt-monday-x-marks-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Malt Monday: The Warrior | Ithacork Wed, 19 May 2010 04:47:49 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1681#comment-305 [...] but the malt is strong enough to balance it and make the beer drinkable despite the alleged 120+ IBUs.  The beer finishes quite clean with a nice lingering citrus [...] [...] but the malt is strong enough to balance it and make the beer drinkable despite the alleged 120+ IBUs.  The beer finishes quite clean with a nice lingering citrus [...]

]]> By: Tom Mansell http://ithacork.com/2010/03/01/malt-monday-x-marks-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Tom Mansell Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:29:50 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1681#comment-254 Cyclist: The mechanism isn't entirely clear, but... Long story short, UV light creates a free radical when it attacks isohumulone. That radical then attacks the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine. You're right that bottles are to blame, though Miller uses hops that are chemically treated to be less susceptible to damage by UV, thus the clear bottling of Miller High Life, etc. I'm sure Richard will expound on this in a future entry. ~tom Cyclist:

The mechanism isn’t entirely clear, but…

Long story short, UV light creates a free radical when it attacks isohumulone. That radical then attacks the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine.

You’re right that bottles are to blame, though Miller uses hops that are chemically treated to be less susceptible to damage by UV, thus the clear bottling of Miller High Life, etc.

I’m sure Richard will expound on this in a future entry.

~tom

]]> By: Cyclist http://ithacork.com/2010/03/01/malt-monday-x-marks-the-spot/comment-page-1/#comment-253 Cyclist Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:29:31 +0000 http://ithacork.com/?p=1681#comment-253 Interesting about the skunkiness resulting from breakdown of the isohumulone. Two comments: where does the sulfur in the thiol come from? And isn't it interesting that some of the beers that seem to get skunky easily are low hop lagers (but maybe due to the tendency to use green/clear bottles?). Interesting about the skunkiness resulting from breakdown of the isohumulone. Two comments: where does the sulfur in the thiol come from? And isn’t it interesting that some of the beers that seem to get skunky easily are low hop lagers (but maybe due to the tendency to use green/clear bottles?).

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