Green beer is a low-alcohol drink obtained during the first fermentation of the wort. Secret ingredients are added to it, so a very small circle of people knows the real composition of this unique drink.
In which countries is real green beer brewed?
It is believed that the most delicious and high quality beer is brewed in the Czech Republic. This country is rich in ancient brewing traditions and recipes. It hosts famous beer festivals and brews unique beers.
On Green Thursday, on the eve of Easter, green beer is brewed in the Czech Republic, and priests wear green vestments.
The strength of real green beer is 13 degrees, the drink has a bright green color and an extraordinary aroma.
This beer is also brewed in Ireland. This happens before St. Patrick's Day. Every year on March 17, the Irish wear green clothes with clover leaves and celebrate this holiday with joy.
Green beer is brewed in Ireland and the Czech Republic. The best time to taste this drink is March.
How to make green beer from bamboo
The recipe for real Czech and Irish green beer is classified, but in China beer of the same color is made from Phyllostachys bamboo leaves. This variety is grown in the Yangtze River Valley. In autumn, the leaves are collected, after which they are dried and sorted. An extract is prepared from the bamboo leaves, which will then be added to the beer.
First, brewers make a grain wort, then mix it with dry crushed leaves and bamboo extract. Then the wort is clarified and filtered. After cooling the resulting raw material, it is saturated with oxygen.
At the next stage of preparation, brewer's yeast is added to the wort and left to ferment for several weeks. After that, the drink becomes cloudy and resembles a mash, at this stage it is still impossible to drink it.
Braga is poured into closed barrels. Under a slight pressure of carbon dioxide, as well as at a temperature not higher than 2 ° C, the mash is aged for some time and turns into an original, herbaceous, green beer.
There are no bamboo plantations in Russia, so the raw materials for making green beer are purchased from China.
The strength of Chinese green beer varies from 4.5 to 5 degrees.
How to make green beer at home
As stated earlier, real green beer is only brewed in two countries. In China, brewers make bamboo green beer. But what if you want to pamper yourself with such an original drink by making it yourself? It's simple, an original masterpiece at home, of course, will not work, but the color of the beer will definitely be unique.
In order to make green beer at home, you must:
- chill beer mugs in the freezer;
- drop a few drops of green food coloring or Curacao Blue liqueur on the bottom of the chilled dish;
- pour light beer into mugs;
- raise the cup with a green drink and imagine that you are in Ireland.
