New-York tribune., 1886-03-07
AyILrZlNG MALT LIQUORS.
REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
RECOMMENDING THAT THE SALE OF YOUNG BEER
BE PROHIBITED.

RECOMMENDING THAT THE SALE OF YOUNG BEER
BE PROHIBITED.
lFRoM THE RsGrLtE CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNk'l
A1r,yY. March 6.-Fredcricls Carman, the
assistant secretary OF the state Board of Health ouay
mado public the report Of the result or tho investigation
recently made by that Board regarding the purity OF the
beer ale aud porter made in this state. f. l. Ehgle
barI the ANALYST of the Board supplied with 47i
samplcs Of beer ale and porter. which were collected IN
all aIts OF the state No substitute for hops was found
in tie samples. DR.. Ensohardt says he suspects Inc
addition Of glucose in several instances but cannot pro-
nounce this point with any degree OF certainty NO
harmful instcdicnt, however, was detected MI Car
man. commenting on tho report OF tho chemist, says:
good dcahas been written about the dcleterons nat
OF glucose and the evils resulting from us use III te
brewing Of beer which examination shows 10 DC iaufh
exaggerated lhc brewer u Is calneI, IcqiloS t,
whether obtained from barley or other grams manly Ky
fer the or glucose contains Inc sLarci OF Tue
grain Is converted INTO 5uS2 ana lno aGsatin .Go %
cess Of fermentation into alcohol Manfcsuy Wh@tner
the brewer goes through tho long process OF ma' Ho
grain, in Orcr To Obtain thrrrIfOm thr iucp9o' u "'
glucose already prepared the result Is tAe same. ~
Will bc safe FOR the state Board to recommend that
the laws should s'itr spc'Igtiiy M ''t ~
should contain other ingredients than the cONstltu-
Oi mat and with tnCr derivatives Us wen az ops
The practice Of charging the beer kegs with b-carbon-
ate uf soda rcsorcd 10 only when needless haste
is made in turning out upon the nardet beer DeofG o
process Of iormcatitOu has been comP!cet anu iei.
bcarboaae OF soda countcracts tn tendency 10 acci
hcaliou and gives the hcera good hrad bat beer th2
sufficient carb0uic acid without resOruhg TO ms
artificial charging, and tho process OF Ter
mcntatOn u complete that there Is lett
in II nothing likely to acctiy. The practice therefore,
Il simply az accusation o. the beer 10 which II IS added
dHugrTto be gaH: AGAINST S at the IrlNleTS, Wurfe
IL IS alleged aduitrra,On u carried on, either with the
object of Increasing tho quantity its Intoxicating power
It's puugcuCy. 20 revive Od beer and give II au l!-
fri color. resulting ul COu sr IN Urtcro' a" article
Tobacco hc socds of COcCus indcus are aided Tor
intoxicating effect. color and HaYOf are gwen ny means
seeds 10 tUC fcssc tho THIRST Of tle con-
.umcr sa aycuur pepper are put H. aud various
mixtures are concoctcd 10 get rid OF stale ale.
few soecons from the notes of the Inspector IN re-
gard to the unccan coalition OF the Lrcweres visited
then given.
pr. Englchardt IN his report says:
Many brewers, csp"c.ay tho-o that are brewing
ale aud porter always add certain amount OF sal, 40
their beers -tyc tastC and NlyOr, uHl an lo"
law permits the addition Of O.U-j prr cent or nearly
my grains per gallon. The main Object think /, -
thirst From the results Of my investigation II u
quite evident that the various xmas Of beer sabmtec to
examination, were o. widely different aHcs IN qltc
number samples large quantities Of yeast hal
settled at tie BOTTOM oi TIE bottles. These samples OF
beer were usually not clear and may Doc permitted 10
that loCt which - Ot clear sAUNit uui Dr "ip"cu 10
rc sold - tie lubHc: lot only on account ol the
prc.rrcr OF TIE y.a bu' tucrr may De other orS iSiN
present 90 which fI' FJfN appc irln'N may ut l4l5
Gur n which The bod effect uf drinking such beer IS
phuric acl o. great importance and usually amounts
10 about ono -:Hird o. me entire ash.
D. cuariusi.uI / would recommend that the saie OK
Young beer i.uc that o. Only TWO weeks ODD. a- lager
beer b. prohibited. and that the LAGER beer have at
least an age uf eight or Twelve weeks, bc properly
clarified rcr from y,a-t cells. ccb ana h1N3 40 sur
taste. Moreover IOrt.i ale AMI i2cr h,os. sld ~
SUCH shoId bc made ~ barley mtlt hops, yeast ana
water only anil n .acr in-rc icus used In their
Manufacture n t-uh-ucN FOR malt, tho beer should be
called rice bc,I" corn leor' sugar beer"