And, I think several were mentioned in the instructional guide we put out...
Degassing columns, large-scale water treatment plants, de-oxygenation membranes, ultrasonic transducers, inert gas injections, steam...
They're all ways to combat oxygen & there are countless more approaches that get used, in real brewhouses.
Preboiling mash water & adding a small dose of sulfites are merely simple ways to do this efficiently, on a small scale.
The fact of the matter remains that the major root of staling is oxidation.
Nearly any brewing scientist will attest to that.
Steve's apple on the countertop analogy is probably the best example of it.Statistics: Posted by Kit_B — Fri Apr 29, 2016 12:01 pm
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