How do beer make non-alcoholic?This question today worries many fans of this drink. In addition, in recent years, more and more active in the community promoted a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, in television advertising, we are increasingly seeing an appeal if and to drink beer, then only non-alcoholic. So what kind of drink is this? How does he manage to convey the taste and aroma of all familiar beer, while not having a gram of alcohol?
What is non-alcoholic beer?
Before you learn how beer is madenonalcoholic, we will understand what it is all about. Experts say that it is a drink that is similar to traditional beer only to taste. However, it can both contain no alcohol at all, and contain a small amount of alcohol. The strength of the drink in this case, depending on the country, varies from 0.2 to 1 degree.
This drink is intended, first of all, for those who can not afford alcohol. For example, due to deterioration in health or the need to drive a car. But at the same time he wants to drink beer.
It is worth noting that this is a very new invention.Non-alcoholic beer appeared only in the 70s of the XX century. This is due to a sharp increase in the number of cars on the roads and the growth of accidents involving drunken drivers. Especially actively it began to develop in those countries where beer consumption became one of the traditions.
The technology of production of non-alcoholic beer is quite complicated. Beer with a degree is much easier. Therefore, the final product is more expensive.
Production technology
In order to understand how beer is madenon-alcoholic, consider the technology of its production. There are two main options. The first is aimed at reducing alcohol in beer by completely eliminating the fermentation process, the second - to remove alcohol from the ready-made beer.
In order to avoid fermentation, it is necessary toapply special yeast. They will not ferment maltose in alcohol. Another effective way is to stop the fermentation process by cooling.
This is not the best option, because the resulting drink contains a large amount of sugar, and its taste is not at all like traditional beer.
How to remove alcohol from beer
Another way of how beer is madenon-alcoholic, is the removal of alcohol from an already finished product. Most often, thermal methods are used for these purposes. Vacuum distillation and vacuum evaporation are also very common.
This beer has a so-called "boiled" taste, because it is exposed to high temperatures.
There is another way to remove alcohol.It is called membrane. In this case dialysis is used with the addition of concentrated sulfuric acid or osmosis (the process of unilateral diffusion). This is the only way to remove alcohol from beer without resorting to high temperatures.
Is there really no alcohol in alcohol-free beer?
This issue worries those who are not eligible for alcohol on the recommendation of doctors, or fans of a foamy drink, which will soon get behind the wheel.
An unequivocal answer to the question of whether there isalcohol in non-alcoholic beer, can not be given. It may be absent altogether, but may be contained in small quantities. It all depends on the manufacturer and the beer brand you have chosen. At the same time, it is worth remembering that in different countries alcohol is understood to mean drinks with different alcohol content in them.
For example, in Russia only beer with an alcohol content of less than 0.5% is not recognized as alcohol.
And in the UK there are even several categories.Non-alcoholic beverages are those in which the alcohol content does not exceed 5 hundredths of a percent. Then comes the category of drinks, of which alcohol was removed. This is just non-alcoholic beer. The third category is low-alcohol beverages with an alcohol content of no more than 1.2%.
So, whether there is alcohol in a non-alcoholic beer, you need to control yourself, carefully reading everything that is written on the label.
If beer is nonalcoholic, means it can be drunk to children?
This is another question that everyone has,who are studying this drink. It is necessary to recognize that in Russia there is no special legislation on non-alcoholic beer: how many years it is allowed to sell and is recommended to use. In the Russian laws it is only about drinks containing alcohol, so there are no formal violations of the sale of non-alcoholic beer to minors.
But in some countries this moment was decidedto fix legislatively. Thus, in the United States, only beverages containing less than 0.5% alcohol are considered non-alcoholic, and by volume. In most states, their sale to minors is officially authorized.
Brands of nonalcoholic beer
In the US, non-alcoholic beer first appeared.Among the popular brands that could offer fans a frothy beverage that does not contain alcohol, this is primarily BUD. It is still considered one of the best in this market today.
Also it is necessary to allocate German beernon-alcoholic brand Clausthaler. The technology of its production at the enterprise is carefully guarded, stating that this is a commercial secret. Many can not even guess that the beer they were offered does not contain alcohol. The merit in this particular hop hop, which the producers manage to achieve.
Also popular is Dutch beer Buckler.To obtain it, special fermentation and filtration processes have been developed. The result is a first-class camp. In this case, malt, hops and purified drinking water are part of the beverage. Manufacturers manage to achieve a soft and balanced taste.
The Belgians came to this market with the Martens brand. True, many people are skeptical about this drink. There is almost no aroma, there is an unpleasant and incomprehensible taste.
In recent years, Russian brewing companies are increasingly joining the production of non-alcoholic beer. They release the brand "Zhiguli", "Trekhgorny", "Baltika bar", "Baltika 0".
Caloric content of nonalcoholic beer
This value also varies, depending on the brand of beer. But the average is about the same. Most often, the calorie content of nonalcoholic beer is 26 kilocalories per 100 milliliters of beverage.
At the same time, it does not contain proteins and fats. A carbohydrate is approximately 4.7 grams per 100 milliliters.
Benefit and harm
If you have chosen non-alcoholic beer, about the benefits andthe harm of this drink is necessary to know. Just note that it can be safe only if you limit the use of one bottle, not every day, but much less often. If you use it regularly, then you will not feel any improvement in your health.
The fact is that most components coincidein alcoholic and nonalcoholic beer. The benefits and harms of these drinks are approximately the same. The most important drawback is, of course, high calorie content. As usual beer, and nonalcoholic, promises you serious problems with excess weight.
In addition, non-alcoholic beer strictlyit is contraindicated for lactating and pregnant women, adolescents and children. Though formally it does not contain alcohol, its components can have a negative impact on the young and emerging organism. Serious harm beer that does not even contain alcohol, can cause people with diseases of the pancreas, liver, kidneys, gall bladder. It is also worthwhile to be alcohol-free and coded alcoholics. Taste can be deceptive, and a person with a weak will is able to break into drinking even from one can of beer, free of alcohol.
Be careful if you take medications. Most diuretics and antibiotics can not be combined with nonalcoholic beer.
Also in it is a high level of cobalt, whichIt is used to stabilize the foam. Therefore, such beer has a negative effect on the function of the heart muscle, it can provoke inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract, some other organs.
So do not be seduced by the lack of alcohol in such beer. It can be no less dangerous than usual.
