logo

BeoirFest   Let's Talk Beer

Brewing Without Malt

When you think of beer it probably involves Malt, Hops, Yeast, and Water. But traditional brewing techniques around the world often involve only a few of these. Indeed, the most common brewing method in the world doesn't involve malt or yeast!

Christian Berger has spent decades researching different brewing cultures and at Beer-Studies.com has created an incredible resource. He joins me to discuss 6 ways of extracting sugars from starch, only one of which is malting.

We talked for nearly 3 hours in a session full of information.

This is the first part of that discussion, covering Christian's background and the first 3 of the 6 pathways to brewing.

💠 Check Out Beer-Studies.com for plenty more information about brewing traditions around the world.



Part 1

We discuss the Christian's background and the first 3 paths to brewing, including salivation, malting, and fungi.




PRESENTATION SLIDES





Part 2

The 2nd part of the chat with Christian, covering the remaining 3 pathways