Reinheitsgebot
The Reinheitsgebot , also known under the name French of “decree on the purity of beer”, stipulates the ingredients authorized in the mixing of a Bière in Germany. Going back to 1516, it constitutes one of the oldest food decrees European.
It continues to be followed by the majority of the German brewers, though the European harmonization of the last decades softened their obligations.
History
The Reinheitsgebot was enacted the April 23rd 1516 by the duke Guillaume IV of Bavaria. It prescribed the standards in the manufacture and the marketing of beer. In particular, the only authorized ingredients were the Malt of barley, the Houblon and the Eau. It should be noted that the Levure was not mentioned in the decree, probably because of insufficient knowledge on the matter.
It is in 1906 that the Reinheitsgebot extends to the unit from Germany, in spite of criticisms of the industry of beer.
After the Second world war the decree was put at the last style and incorporated on the federal law of tax on the beer ( Biersteuergesetz ).
- in beers of low Fermentation was authorized malt of barley, the hop and water
- in beers of high fermentation were authorized, in addition, the malts of other cereals as well as a limited number of sugars and dyes.
Today
Because of the European regulation, other ingredients are authorized in German beers, but the majority of the German brewers continue to follow the regulations of the Reinheitsgebot , regarded as guarantees quality.
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