Comments on: ‘Lil Opal http://beerandnosh.com/2009/04/lil-opal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lil-opal Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:18:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Firestone-Walker Lil Opal Review | Beer 47 http://beerandnosh.com/2009/04/lil-opal/comment-page-1/#comment-1183 Firestone-Walker Lil Opal Review | Beer 47 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:03:03 +0000 http://beerandnosh.com/?p=1617#comment-1183 [...] Beer and Nosh - ‘Lil Opal [...] [...] Beer and Nosh – ‘Lil Opal [...]

]]> By: Jared http://beerandnosh.com/2009/04/lil-opal/comment-page-1/#comment-930 Jared Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:33:57 +0000 http://beerandnosh.com/?p=1617#comment-930 It might be good to point out that Small Beer is historicly made from the third runnings, not the second like Lil Opal and Anchor Small Beer. I believe beer made from second runnings was called table beer, but I could have the name wrong. Gotta go brush up on my beer history again. One reason alot of brewers don't make small beers is that you can get 70+% or more effeciancy from your grains fairly easy, and extracting more sugars will also pull out lots of tannins. Many brewers don't know how to handle this (myself included) and still formulate a good beer. Keep in mind we're talking wort without hops yet. With the focus being on diffinitive styles I think we've lost the art. Any way that's my 2 cents. It might be good to point out that Small Beer is historicly made from the third runnings, not the second like Lil Opal and Anchor Small Beer. I believe beer made from second runnings was called table beer, but I could have the name wrong. Gotta go brush up on my beer history again.

One reason alot of brewers don’t make small beers is that you can get 70+% or more effeciancy from your grains fairly easy, and extracting more sugars will also pull out lots of tannins. Many brewers don’t know how to handle this (myself included) and still formulate a good beer. Keep in mind we’re talking wort without hops yet. With the focus being on diffinitive styles I think we’ve lost the art. Any way that’s my 2 cents.

]]> By: SimonSays http://beerandnosh.com/2009/04/lil-opal/comment-page-1/#comment-929 SimonSays Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:54:11 +0000 http://beerandnosh.com/?p=1617#comment-929 Heat wave? What heat wave?? Heat wave? What heat wave??

]]> By: Deirdre Reid http://beerandnosh.com/2009/04/lil-opal/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Deirdre Reid Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:33:15 +0000 http://beerandnosh.com/?p=1617#comment-926 For those in the Sacramento area, Sacramento Brewing has Lil Opal on tap. They have an amazing list of guest beers in addition to their house brews. Definitely worth a trip. For those in the Sacramento area, Sacramento Brewing has Lil Opal on tap. They have an amazing list of guest beers in addition to their house brews. Definitely worth a trip.

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