Alcohol-free beer and wine is booming in popularity. Here's how you make it
2 years, 3 months ago

Alcohol-free beer and wine is booming in popularity. Here's how you make it

ABC  

Drinking alcohol has been part of Australian culture for at least 240 years, and perhaps millennia prior. This means the fermentation process is integral to the flavour of beer and wine, and we can't just forgo it to make low- and no-alcohol drinks. As such, the production of most non-alcoholic wine and some non-alcoholic beer starts with the typical fermentation process, after which the alcohol is removed using a few different advanced systems. Small brewers are becoming master craftspeople While the increase in low- and no-alcohol beer production reflects consumer preference, it's also partially driven by the wide range of craft beers now available. Similarly, changing mash conditions or using unconventional yeast strains for low-alcohol beer also leads to different flavour profiles than those achieved through a "normal" process.

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For some craft beer drinkers, less can mean more
7 months, 4 weeks ago

For some craft beer drinkers, less can mean more

Salon  

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Nonalcoholic wine is a weird—and poor-tasting—contradiction in terms.
10 months, 2 weeks ago

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Slate  

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Nonalcoholic beer: New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz
1 year, 3 months ago

Nonalcoholic beer: New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz

Salon  

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Researchers investigate how to produce premium, zero-alcohol wine as demand surges beyond Dry July
2 years, 8 months ago

Researchers investigate how to produce premium, zero-alcohol wine as demand surges beyond Dry July

ABC  

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Non-alcoholic beer? Researchers have developed one that tastes exactly like the regular!
3 years, 1 month ago

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India TV News  

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Here's why non-alcoholic beers finally taste good, and not just for Dry January
3 years, 2 months ago

Here's why non-alcoholic beers finally taste good, and not just for Dry January

NPR  

Here's why non-alcoholic beers finally taste good, and not just for Dry January Enlarge this image toggle caption Bill Chappell/NPR Bill Chappell/NPR For years, non-alcoholic beer required a sacrifice: to lose the buzz, you also had to lose the flavor. "Dry January appears to be a period where new get introduced to NA products," Watson said, adding that non-alcoholic beer's …

Non-alcoholic beer, wine and drink sales soar as quality improves
3 years, 4 months ago

Non-alcoholic beer, wine and drink sales soar as quality improves

ABC  

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Alcohol-free beer now will taste better
10 years, 4 months ago

Alcohol-free beer now will taste better

India TV News  

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