Jovial_Monk said:
"I really hate that enzyme and would never put ti in my beer. However, S Nichols of Mash Paddle Comp fame is a diabetic and has to use it. He has to brew it to mximise flavor, while also ensuring the beer will be dry. He then adds the enzyme towards the end. I have tasted some of his beers and they were OK, and he won State Champion at last years State comp."
And Tom spoke thus .....
Let's examine the quote from the JM.
...... "However, S Nichols of Mash Paddle Comp fame is a diabetic and has to use it."
Now Tom has the bull by the horns but he needs to check which end of the animal he is standing.
No Tom I have used it, but only twice. I am a diabetic but control my drinking so as to minimise the damage caused to my body. The greatest tool in the diabetic arsenal is the blood glucose meter .... and restraint. Restraint is a useful tool for every drinker.
"He has to brew it to mximise flavor, while also ensuring the beer will be dry. He then adds the enzyme towards the end. "
Incorrect Tom I don't have to use the enzyme to "mximise flavor", In fact the enzyme will reduce malt flavour because the yeast will be able to ferment down to 1.001 or below.
"while also ensuring the beer will be dry"
Yes the beer with the enzyme you mention does turn out dry.
"He then adds the enzyme towards the end. "
Incorrect again Tom .... the enzyme is added at the start of the fermentation.
"I have tasted some of his beers and they were OK,"
Neither of the beers you tasted used the "enzyme"
"and he won State Champion at last years State comp."
All four beers I entered in the state comp [2 first and 2 second] were brewed all grain, without any "tricks or additives" of any kind. The tone of your post could imply I somehow didn't play fair.
I normally don't comment on lists but when anyone quotes my name and misrepresents the facts I feel it requires a measured response.
This is an excellent forum. I look forward to contributing the little I have learned over the last 30+ years of a very rewarding hobby and I will now post more often. We all have a mission in life. Mine will be to follow the posts of the JM to verify truth as opposed to posturing.
Steve Nicholls