Thread 21493189

> the brewing process for Schlitz's flagship Schlitz beer was changed in the early 1970s. The primary changes involved using corn syrup to replace some of the malted barley, adding a silica gel to prevent the product from forming a haze,[6] using high-temperature fermentation instead of the traditional method, and also substituted less-expensive extracts rather than traditional ingredients
Any more like this? Banned or crazy ingredients in products?

>>21493189 (OP)
huh. I guess that's why it always gives me the Schlitz

>>21493189 (OP)
Well, they went cheap, but what is the "banned or crazy ingredient?" Preparations of amorphous silica are very common as clarifying agents. It falls to the bottom and doesn't make it into the finished product. Homebrewers use it all the time, usually under the brand "Kieselsol."

Most complaints about unfamiliar ingredients are just examples of people treating their ignorance as a virtue. Not always, though. There are some legitimately questionable ingredients like "partially hydrogenated vegetable oil" etc.

>>21493189 (OP)
thanks anon, i was watching the last detail last night and wondering what beer they were drinking