Razors Edge ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted February 4, 2019 Did that ad make sense to anyone? How is corn syrup in beer? What the dealio? And was it just me, or was that a big shot across a couple competitors' bows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #2 Posted February 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Did that ad make sense to anyone? How is corn syrup in beer? What the dealio? And was it just me, or was that a big shot across couple competitors' bows? Not sure what you are talking about, but wtf puts corn syrup in beer? Water, grain(malted barley or wheat), hops, and yeast are the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #3 Posted February 4, 2019 Bud Light was playing dirty it appears. Corn Syrup is glucose. High Fructose Corn Syrup contains, you guessed it, fructose and glucose. But none of it matters, as the sugars are eaten up in the fermentation process. We asked Chris Mohr, Ph.D., R.D., one of Men's Health's nutrition advisors, whether corn syrup in beer is bad for you. The answer? It doesn't matter whether your beer contains corn syrup, because those refined sugars are eliminated in the fermentation process anyway. "Sugar is used in the brewing process to feed the yeast as part of the fermentation, so the sweetener used for brewing beer is a moot point since the finished product does not have sugar," Mohr says. In short, it's no big deal if the sweetener is coming from corn syrup or milk sugars or Gisele's tears of joy if no residual sugars are left after fermentation. "Rather than being concerned are arguing about the type of sweetener used to brew beer, worry about how much beer you're drinking," says Mohr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #4 Posted February 4, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted February 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, jsharr said: "Sugar is used in the brewing process to feed the yeast as part of the fermentation, so the sweetener used for brewing beer is a moot point since the finished product does not have sugar," Mohr says. Is it just "light" beers that need sugar? I don't remember an "add sugar" step in my small sampling of brewery tours, but maybe I wasn't paying attention (or sober) at the time. This site claims the "wort" is sugary and feeds the yeast. "To start the fermentation, yeast is added during the filling of the vessel. Yeast converts the sugary wort into beer by producing alcohol, a wide range of flavors, and carbon dioxide (used later in the process to give the beer its sparkle)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted February 4, 2019 Share #6 Posted February 4, 2019 I saw it as a shot at their competitors. Who cares, it’s all pisswater anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #7 Posted February 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Is it just "light" beers that need sugar? I don't remember an "add sugar" step in my small sampling of brewery tours, but maybe I wasn't paying attention (or sober) at the time. apparently adding sugar in some form other than barley is not uncommon, esp to boost alcohol content. I do not drink much beer, but I did a bit of googling. A bit more googling suggests that dextrose (corn syrup) is used as a priming agent during bottling to insure carbonation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #8 Posted February 4, 2019 Bud Light calling out other beers is the stuff that comedy is made of. Many of the Super Bowl commercials were brilliant comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #9 Posted February 4, 2019 It's a crappy way to get the alcohol content up when your mash is low in sufficient sugars. I saw the commercial and thought, "Geez, why do they have to F up a perfectly natural process?" No wonder their beers taste like crap compared to mine..... or any other craft beer/ homebrew! bleh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #10 Posted February 4, 2019 Budweiser doesn't use corn syrup; however, they do use rice in Bud and Bud Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted February 4, 2019 Share #11 Posted February 4, 2019 Lite beer is not beer. It is an abomination. Germany got it right, a long, long time ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share #12 Posted February 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, late said: Lite beer is not beer. It is an abomination. Germany got it right, a long, long time ago. Where do you stand on alcohol free and low alcohol beers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted February 4, 2019 Share #13 Posted February 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: Where do you stand on alcohol free and low alcohol beers? When I was making beer, I wound up making barley wine. I used both 2 kinds of yeast that had high alcohol tolerance. I used 2 cans of imported syrup (one light and one red) and about a half pound of barley powder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted February 4, 2019 Share #14 Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, smudge said: It's a crappy way to get the alcohol content up when your mash is low in sufficient sugars. I saw the commercial and thought, "Geez, why do they have to F up a perfectly natural process?" No wonder their beers taste like crap compared to mine..... or any other craft beer/ homebrew! bleh! this. And corn syrup is the best of the crap and chemicals they put in that water they sell as "beer". Then there's Dogfish Head Beer for Breakfast Stout. With Maple Syrup. Not for alcohol, because it goes with the Scrapple in the beer, 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #15 Posted February 4, 2019 42 minutes ago, late said: Lite beer is not beer. It is an abomination. Germany got it right, a long, long time ago. Was this before or after they bombed Pearl Harbor? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted February 4, 2019 Share #16 Posted February 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: Was this before or after they bombed Pearl Harbor? This was back when a lot of Brits went on dinosaur patrol. Btw,, the barley wine I made was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted February 4, 2019 Share #17 Posted February 4, 2019 4 hours ago, JerrySTL said: Budweiser doesn't use corn syrup; however, they do use rice in Bud and Bud Light. They actually admitted it on the commercial last night. Not that it's a secret that they use rice; but I certainly wouldn't be stating it during a Super Bowl commercial! blech! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted February 6, 2019 Share #18 Posted February 6, 2019 On 2/4/2019 at 11:46 AM, Razors Edge said: Did that ad make sense to anyone? How is corn syrup in beer? What the dealio? And was it just me, or was that a big shot across a couple competitors' bows? Corn syrup is used in some brands of beer instead of cane sugar in fermenting the alcohol and virtually NONE of it remains when beer is bottled. There is no proof that corn syrup is worse for people than cane sugar, though there are claims it is sweeter and more addicting. However, since it's almost all turned into alcohol, it really doesn't matter much what kind of sugar is used since all the alcohol produced from it is ethanol: CH3CH2OH, drinking alcohol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted February 7, 2019 Share #19 Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/4/2019 at 3:12 PM, late said: When I was making beer, I wound up making barley wine. I used both 2 kinds of yeast that had high alcohol tolerance. I used 2 cans of imported syrup (one light and one red) and about a half pound of barley powder. Syrup? Fuck that shit. Whole grain. I think I used 22 pounds of it for a barley wine. Now, I don’t have time for home brewing. Fortunately, the beer market has improved so that there is stuff worth buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted February 7, 2019 Share #20 Posted February 7, 2019 59 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Syrup? Fuck that shit. Whole grain. I think I used 22 pounds of it for a barley wine. Now, I don’t have time for home brewing. Fortunately, the beer market has improved so that there is stuff worth buying. The imported stuff was ok, and I actually preferred it for a high alky brew. I wanted it to be more like wine than porter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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