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Do cloudy beers produce worse hangovers?
I drank some 11 small bottles of Moretti the other night, with no hangover.
I've noticed though, that if I drink a similar amount of say a Weissbeer, I feel it the next day.
Thus my question: Do cloudy ales produce worse hangovers? And does quality…
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Why do people bother with the ice when making a martini?
You could just keep your vodka/gin in the freezer, and mix it with vermouth. Why do people bother with the ice when making a martini? Ice just waters it down -- and if you do wish to dilute your drink, you can just add water to it.
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Do cognacs "imported from France" have added sugar?
Wikipedia says:
Some brandies have caramel colour and sugar added to simulate the appearance of barrel aging.
I wonder how one might know which ones do and do not have added sugar? Would buying only cognacs "imported from France" (in the US)…
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Propagating a Beer Yeast Culture to other applications
How much of an impact do yeasts strains have on their [beer] products? Is this a significant game changer?
I want to craft delicious fermented foods. Beer, bread and pizza are a few of my motives.
I have various (German) beers I absolutely love…
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How can I prevent beer cans from exploding?
My partner and I heard a loud pop one evening that we assumed was a car backfiring in front of our home. It turns out that noise was a can of beer in a case I had ordered for a virtual tasting event that had exploded.
I assume this happened due to…
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Ways to avoid Skunked beer?
Before the craft beer craze, most consumption was mass produced bottles and cans that seemed to last forever.
New England or "Hazy" IPAs tend to have a short shelf life of less than 2 months. Are there any ways to increase the shelf life of these…
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What pairs well with green wine?
What pairs well with green wine?
Green wine (Vinho Verde) is basically an inexpensive young wine.
Vinho Verde (literally 'green wine') refers to Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho province in the far north of the country. The…
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Equal Parts Cocktail Measurement
This question may be quite basic.
How do I properly measure ingredients of a Negroni?
Equal parts of each ingredient.
Is it one cap (cocktail shaker cap) of each?
Or equal in terms of mL.
Using my scales:
Campari, One Cap, 29mL
Vermouth, One Cap,…
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When some one uses "sweet" to describe Blanc de Noir Brut Champagne, what does it really mean?
A friend of mine really enjoyed a glass of Champagne at a restaurant back two years ago, and described it as "sweet" and "smells good". Based on other clues and after many incorrect guesses, we finally have a good guess of the kind of Champagne…
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Is there a term for a cocktail made of equal proportions of its ingredients?
Is there a name for the class of cocktails where all ingredients are in equal proportions? For example, if I were to make a menu of things like a Corpse Reviver, Paper Plane, Last Word, etc. I'd like to title the menu with that term. I think…
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Why would wine sellers need to broach the cask?
I don't know if wine merchants still broach the cask in 2021, but why would they? Aren't casks manufactured with a spigot that a seller can just turn on, as shown below? I embolded the phrase below.
broker [14]
Broker has no connection with…
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Do they sell powdered alcohol as a premix drink?
In the past there have been attempts to launch alcohol powder as a premix for human consumption (ie. rum flavored powder, all you need is a coke to transform in into a cuba libre).
Does anyone know if any company is manufacturing or willing to for…
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Timing for Rum infusions
Since the quarantines and lockdowns, I have picked up the hobby of infusing alcohol. Various sources give various advice as to the length of time in which to let a "Rhum Arrangè" set... some say 2 days, some say 2 weeks, some say 2 months. The basic…
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Why does the Saaz hop have a German name?
As I understand the famous Saaz hop is grown in a region called Žatec in modern day Czech Republic. Why is this hop not called the Žatec hop? And why exactly is a Czech hop known by a German name? Is this a case of cultural appropriation?
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What is a “Boston Particular?"
What is a “Boston Particular?"
When I read a book review (NY Times paywalled, unfortunately) on a history called 'America and Iran’, the review quoted the book saying:
Iranians were and still are great consumers of what was called “Boston…
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