Double caramel
Doppelcaramel (also Doppelkaramel ) was a German full beer type with sugar until 1990 .
The drink was developed in the GDR in the 1950s and is now mainly brewed in the new federal states . It is a bottom-fermented beer that belongs to the group of malt beers (alcohol-free) or so-called nutrient beers (low alcohol content).
Double caramel contains an average of 11% original wort and an average alcohol content of 1.2% vol. The color is dark and cloudy due to the raw material, as it is not clarified.
For the production, a brew with roasted and caramel malt is made, which is then diluted with water and fermented. Then invert sugar and caramel are added to the mixture , the result is bottled and pasteurized after a phase of bottle fermentation .
In the 21st century , double caramel is brewed in the Schlossbrauerei Schwarzbach, the Hartmannsdorf brewery and the Sternburg brewery Leipzig. Please note that not all " double caramel " versions offered there are traditional double caramel versions . There are also versions of the former cult beer, which, like the malt drink , are declared with an alcohol content of <0.5%. In these varieties, fermentation, similar to a malt drink, was not permitted, which meant that no alcohol or natural carbonic acid could arise. Double caramel is therefore not a protected name for a beer variant.
Trivia
According to TGL 7764, colors were assigned to the beer types in the GDR for identification purposes. The labels from Doppelcaramel had to have a blue content of at least 50%.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150713104333/http://bierdestages.de/schlossbrauerei-schwarzbachschwarzbach-doppel-karamell-nr-1608/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180612163029/https://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/doppel-caramel-ddr-kultbier-ist-wieder-da-2446344.html
- ↑ http://www.brauereijournal.de/scripts/basics/brauereijournal/1/basics.prg?a_no=1333
- ↑ Sternburg beer: double caramel. (No longer available online.) In: www.sternburg-bier.de. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016 ; accessed on March 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Braustolz double caramel. In: www.braustolz.de. Retrieved March 29, 2016 .
