Old cellar at Pilsner Urquell

Old cellar at Pilsner Urquell , originally uploaded by miquel_martin.

Pilsner Urquell may not ferment their beer in these old barrels anymore, but that's where their heart is (or the PR deptartment's, anyway). On a smoldering hot day (35C outside), this was too cold to walk around with just a tee! This gives a better control of the fermentation, and later on, during the conditioning phase, allows for the precipitation of pretty much everything you don't want to have in your pint. One more thing, if you get the chance, have a bit of ground hops: all the bitterness of a pint in a sand grain sized scrap of the stuff! You'll want some water nearby...


Potser Pilsner Urquell ja no fermenta la seva cervesa en aquests barrils tan anacrònics, pero clarament respecten les seves tradicions (si més no, al departament de marketing!). En un dia botxornós (35 al carrer), aqui feia massa fresca com per passejar-s'hi amb samarreta! Això els hi dona un millor control de la fermentació i, més tard, a la fase de condicionament, permet filtrar tot allò que no voldries tenir flotant a la teva cervesa!. Una cosa més, si teniu l'ocasió, probeu el Llúpol tot solet: tota l'amargor d'una mitjana, en un trocet del tamany d'un gra de sorra! Assegureu-vos de tenir un got d'aigua a prop, però...

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