The Fine Art of Beer Tasting 101 - Yeast

The third of four primary ingredients in beer, yeast is responsible for consuming the sugar from the malt and turning it into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Typically the yeast itself has no flavor, but provides a variety of aromas and flavors. In beers that are packaged with live yeast (like hefeweizens) you can get a little better idea of the dynamics that yeast can impart.

Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse is a very nice wheat beer from Germany.

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[davidrcoulter]

Franziskaner is one of my favorite weissbiers fom Germany. Prost!

[centrificalforce]

The Art of Beer Tasting Rules!  I have a video "The Art of Beer" a vintage beer collection. Cheers mate!

[claritynow]

I don't know if you still pay attention to comments on your old vids, but I just want to say that it is really fun to watch someone talking and tasting beer who enjoys it as much as some of us do. Cheers! (and start posting again, man, even if it is about another subject)

[caesarro1]

What do u think of HEFE on Tap? doenst the yeast settle in the bottom how. can you truly taste it if its not mixed from the bottle ? help

[fredferrell]

As far as the way he pours this beer, I think it is great. You want to mix the yeast in as much as possible and this technique does just that. When pouring, you will notice that air is released into the bottle, which travels quickly to the surface, creating a mixing action inside. If you are worried about sanitation, rinse your bottle first.

[jayrmartinson]

you seem to have a really good idea of what your talking about..... but i would not pour a beer.... especially a hefe-weisse like that.... its all personal preference though i suppose.... the way would do it is..... pour abour 3/4 the beer, angling the glass and the bottle (not touching).... then take the bottle and gently turn/spin the bottle to pick up the yeast in the bottom.... then continue to pour into the middle of the vertical glass to finish, and give a slight head to the beer. CHEERS!!

[thijsseghers]

Dude! You should NOT pour a beer in that manner... -_-"

The bottle should never touch the glass, and should be held in an angle when pouring.

The way you do it, you risk getting dirt, dust and especially the aluminum foil ending up in the beer.

[moedogger21]

great video! u r one of the few people that i have seen that pour a beer that same way i do! love the music to makes me think of being a kid going to blue grass festivals

[SirFishouse]

This guy really likes his yeast! lol

Great video, I think I'll go out and look for a franziskaner and try it out. I'd never seen a beer poured like that. I'll look into that.

[skaterdav85]

hey, how do they store yeast in the production of beer?