At 03:42 PM 12/11/97 +0100, EPMD- Van syckel, John wrote:
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>> On 10/12/97 11:27 am EPMD- Van Syckel, John said
>> I can't speak to the ingredients/adjuncts in U.K. brews. In Germany
>> there is the "Reinheitsgebot" which is the Beer Purity Law. It became
>> law in 1516 and states that the only ingredients that may be used to
>> produce beer in Germany (to be sold in Germany) is malt, hops, yeast,
>> and water.
But I have understood that this law also states that if the beer is for
export only, the brewer can use whatever ingredients he wants.
Simon
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