| It is no secret that everyone is trying to stay in | | | | other than sugar will greatly change the fermentation |
| shape and cut out as many calories possible out of | | | | process which, in turn, will greatly change the taste |
| the diet. If you stop to think about it, when was the | | | | you are trying to achieve. What comes out at the |
| last time you saw a commercial for a beer that | | | | end of the process might not even be beer! |
| wasn't "Lite" or reduced calories? I will bet it has | | | | Another spot to watch in counting calories is the |
| been a while. You will see commercial after | | | | carbohydrates in your malt and hops. If lower calories |
| commercial for beer celebrating how low they are in | | | | are your goal, then you can evaluate this when |
| calories but still have taste. If you are one of the | | | | deciding on the recipe in the first place. The process |
| ever growing number of people that home brew | | | | of creating a really good "light" home brew beer lies |
| beer, you might be asking if you can really reduce | | | | in the recipe and the ingredients it requires. By visiting |
| the calories in your brews and still maintain taste. | | | | the online beer sites you will see a large number of |
| Yes, you can, but only to a point. | | | | low calorie and low carbohydrate beer. The |
| Beginning the process of reducing calories in your | | | | ingredients have already been selected for their ability |
| beer batch is going to start off with the sugar you | | | | to produce a lighter beer. |
| have in the fermentation process. As you know, | | | | But please remember that, too be good, beer must |
| different recipes are going to require different | | | | go through the fermentation process and, in my |
| amount of sugars. So, you can start the process of | | | | opinion, it is not possible to brew a low calorie or low |
| brewing lower calorie beer by using recipes that | | | | carbohydrate beer with the same richness of taste. |
| require less sugar to ferment. In no case should you | | | | Here is another suggestion: Instead of drinking weak |
| try to use artificial sweeteners instead of sugar. | | | | beer, simply drink less! You are limiting your calories |
| Artificial sweeteners are, basically, chemical | | | | either way. |
| compounds made to taste sweet. Using anything | | | | |
