For the yeast intolerant, there are only two
choices: drink beer with the yeast, or don’t drink beer at all. In other words,
you can’t combine yeast-free and
beer. There is no such thing as yeast
free beer. Here’s why:
Yeast is an
important ingredient in making beer. Without yeast, beer would not have any
alcoholic content in it. Yeast is used in the fermentation process or brewing of
beer. It converts the carbohydrates and sugars in malted barley or wheat in
order to produce alcohol in the beer. Before bottling, beer like wine is
usually sterile filtered to remove the large particles of yeast left in the
beer so the beer wouldn’t look too cloudy. Still, not all of the yeast can be
removed during filtering. In fact, it is ideal to leave some yeast in the beer
before bottling so the beer would have a “fizz” upon opening.
Now that you
know, it’s probably better to quit beer and yeast altogether to have a healthy yeast free life. In general you will
also have a better health being alcohol-free at the same time.
This is 100% false! As a brewer I can tell you that most craft and macro beer is filtered and they use a .5 micron filter at the professional level which removes all yeast. Stay away from. Belgian beers, unfiltered on the label, and beers that have sediment on the bottom of the bottle indicating a bottle conditioned natural carbonation method where the yeast consumes a small amount of sugar to creat CO2. Most brewers use Brite tanks and home brewers can use CO2 tanks to artificially carbonate beer after it’s been filtered. The “fizz” you hear is the escaping pressurized CO2 in the headspace of the bottle of ALL carbonated beverages- soda included (no yeast there). Yeast does not cause the fizz, CO2 does. Also agents such as BioFine Clear state they can remove ALL yeast as well. So if it’s been filtered, and is clear as a bell with no sediment, rest assured, no yeast is present as that would cause the beer to be hazy. May want to research this more before making wild statements as this post does.
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