31 Oct
2002
31 Oct
'02
10:03 a.m.
So is it the extra ingredient of hops that makes beer
less prone to deadly bacteria than wine? Or is it just
not true that deadly bacteria can grow in wine?
--- David H Berg <bergbrew(a)juno.com> wrote:
I'm no microbiologist, but I've thought of playing
one on TV.
Pathogens will not grow in beer due to the following
reasons:
1. Acidity of beer
2. Alcohol
3. Hops
Also, yeast is pretty agressive in its fight for a
food source, so it is
often hard for bacteria to get its foot in the door
even.
We're not saying that yeast or bacteria can't grow
in beer--just none
that will kill you.
On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 08:49:19 -0600 "Carole Peter"
<cpeter(a)srfconsulting.com> writes:
David Berg
President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
Head Brewer, Water Tower Brewing Company
http://www.mncraftbrew.org
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I know I'm extrapolating this to another level,
but I'm amazed (and
disappointed) about "Charly P." saying
no
pathogens survive in beer.
If
this were so, beer would be used to disinfect
things like surgical
instruments. I'm not so sure I'd like
my
obstetrician or brain
surgeon
using beer for disinfection. (just hand that beer
to ME). If YEAST
can
grow in beer, I'm sure there's some nasty bug that
can kill you that
can
grow in beer. Any microbiologists care to set us
straight? ;->
cwp
>>> Will Holway <brew987(a)yahoo.com> 10/31/02
08:36AM >>>
I am curious as to why contamination in wine can
be
deadly whereas not so in beer? Does the acidity
have
anything to do with it?
--- Gregory Walsh <popcorn(a)ties.k12.mn.us> wrote:
>
> If a man speaks in the woods and there is no
woman
> to hear him. Is he still wrong?
>
> Someone said "sanitation is not as critical with
> Mead and Wine" this is not my understanding.
Fifteen
> years ago Poison Control told me that
contamination
> in home-made wine was common and sometimes
fatal.
Charly P.
sez there are no known pathogens that
survive in beer.
Greg
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