i am tempted by doc's beer engine heist but i just wonder if it's necessary.
is there really any significant difference (apart from buying into CAMRA propaganda) in bottle conditioning ales at low CO2 levels, and serving it on cask? i've thought through it and can't see any reason why beer engines and shit are necessary. i certainly love the taste of beer on cask but i wonder if this is just because of the freshness of the beer - it's always being tapped at the right moment where hop and yeast flavours are balanced. so is it just a case of drinking your bottles at the right time? or is there something unique about cask beer that i'm missing?
curious
is there really any significant difference (apart from buying into CAMRA propaganda) in bottle conditioning ales at low CO2 levels, and serving it on cask? i've thought through it and can't see any reason why beer engines and shit are necessary. i certainly love the taste of beer on cask but i wonder if this is just because of the freshness of the beer - it's always being tapped at the right moment where hop and yeast flavours are balanced. so is it just a case of drinking your bottles at the right time? or is there something unique about cask beer that i'm missing?
curious