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TGL 7764. What a wonderful document. It's certainly been a life saver for me. How many posts will I be able to wring out of it? Quite a few more. Starting here.We've moved on to the 1980 version. There have been quite a few changes Including the addition of several new styles. And the removal of several others.
The styles which have disappeared were all weaker, and mostly poorly-attenuated types: Jungbier, Braunbier, Malzbier. Einfachbier Hell and Malznährbier. Not such a surprise as these types of beer rapidly lost popularity after the war in both Germanies.
The new arrivals are more surprising. At the bottom end, there's Extra, which seems to be a lower-gravity Hell. Though it was a bit hoppier. Next is Edel-Bräu Hell. Which apart from having a lower minimum level of hopping, looks exactly the same as Hell. It also includes a word - "Edel" - specifically forbidden in 1960.
Two nre Pilsner variations have appeared: Deutsches Pilsator and Deutsches Pilsner Spezial. (There's another word forbidden in 1960.) Not sure what the difference between the two was, as the specs are identical. They were hoppier and a bit more attenuated than standard Pilsner. Pilsator was a cracking style. And included some of my favourite DDR beers.
Aubi - alcohol-free beer - seems very modern. I'm trying to remember if I ever saw it in the wild. Probably not, as Dolores didn't. Her comment was: "People would have said: what's the point in that? Why not just drink lemonade".
Really taking me by surprise were Märzen and Weizenbier. The former looks very similar to amber Bavarian versions. As for the Weizenbier, it's weaker than Bavarian versions, which are usually over 12º Plato. I've never come across any trace of these two types.
Finally, there's Diabetiker-Pils. Now this one was reasonably common. I know for sure that I drank at least one: Gothaer Diabetiker-Pils. It wasn't great. Then again, none of the the Gothaer beers were. My least favourite of the Thuringian breweries.
1980 DDR Beer specifications
colour
Type
OG Plato
apparent attenuation %
CO2-content % min
Isohumulone mg/l
NFR
Brand
Aubi
6.9 to 7.4
30 to 40
0.38
22 to 34
max 330
max 0.8
Dunke1 (Einfachbier)
5.8 to 6.2
55 to 65
0.35
3 to 11
min 2375
min 12
Weißbier
7.0 to 8.0
min 75
0.6
240 to 410
max 1.0
Extra
8.5 to 9.3
min 75
0.45
25 to 37
max 330
max 0.8
Hell
10.5 to 11.0
min 75
0.4
18 to 30
max 370
max 0.9
Edel-Bräu Hell
10.5 to 11.0
min 75
0.4
13 to 30
max 370
max 0.9
Dunkel (Vollbier)
10.5 to 11.0
min 75
0.4
18 to 30
min 2375
min 12
Doppe1-KarameIbier
11.7 to 12.3
—
0.42
3 to 10
min 3275
min 20
Schwarzbier
11.7 to 12.3
60 to 70
0.42
20 to 34
min 4025
min 30
Diabetiker-Pils
11.0 to 11.5
—
0.42
25 to 38
max 350
max 0.8
Deutsches Pilsner
12.0 to 12.5
min 75
0.4
25 to 33
max 330
max 0.8
Deutsches Pilsator
12.0 to 12.5
min 78
0.42
30 to 44
max 330
max 0.8
Deutsches Pilsner Spezial
12.0 to 12.5
min 78
0.42
30 to 44
max 330
max 0.8
Märzen
13.7 to 14.3
min 70
0.42
20 to 34
1075 to 1325
3.5 to 5.0
Weizenbier
11.5 to 12.0
min 75
0.5
10 to 25
max 370
max 0.9
Weißer Bock or Bockbier Dell
15.7 to 16.3
68 to 75
0.4
14 to 26
550 to 1075
1.5 to 3.5
Dunkler Bock or Bockbier Dunkel
15.7 to 16.3
65 to 72
0.4
12 to 24
min 2125
min 10
Deutscher Porter
17.7 to 18.3
min 64
0.42
35 to 50
min 4025
min 30
Source:
1980 TGL 7764, pages 9 - 10.
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TGL 7764. What a wonderful document. It's certainly been a life saver for me. How many posts will I be able to wring out of it? Quite a few more. Starting here.We've moved on to the 1980 version. There have been quite a few changes Including the addition of several new styles. And the removal of several others.
The styles which have disappeared were all weaker, and mostly poorly-attenuated types: Jungbier, Braunbier, Malzbier. Einfachbier Hell and Malznährbier. Not such a surprise as these types of beer rapidly lost popularity after the war in both Germanies.
The new arrivals are more surprising. At the bottom end, there's Extra, which seems to be a lower-gravity Hell. Though it was a bit hoppier. Next is Edel-Bräu Hell. Which apart from having a lower minimum level of hopping, looks exactly the same as Hell. It also includes a word - "Edel" - specifically forbidden in 1960.
Two nre Pilsner variations have appeared: Deutsches Pilsator and Deutsches Pilsner Spezial. (There's another word forbidden in 1960.) Not sure what the difference between the two was, as the specs are identical. They were hoppier and a bit more attenuated than standard Pilsner. Pilsator was a cracking style. And included some of my favourite DDR beers.
Aubi - alcohol-free beer - seems very modern. I'm trying to remember if I ever saw it in the wild. Probably not, as Dolores didn't. Her comment was: "People would have said: what's the point in that? Why not just drink lemonade".
Really taking me by surprise were Märzen and Weizenbier. The former looks very similar to amber Bavarian versions. As for the Weizenbier, it's weaker than Bavarian versions, which are usually over 12º Plato. I've never come across any trace of these two types.
Finally, there's Diabetiker-Pils. Now this one was reasonably common. I know for sure that I drank at least one: Gothaer Diabetiker-Pils. It wasn't great. Then again, none of the the Gothaer beers were. My least favourite of the Thuringian breweries.
1980 DDR Beer specifications
colour
Type
OG Plato
apparent attenuation %
CO2-content % min
Isohumulone mg/l
NFR
Brand
Aubi
6.9 to 7.4
30 to 40
0.38
22 to 34
max 330
max 0.8
Dunke1 (Einfachbier)
5.8 to 6.2
55 to 65
0.35
3 to 11
min 2375
min 12
Weißbier
7.0 to 8.0
min 75
0.6
240 to 410
max 1.0
Extra
8.5 to 9.3
min 75
0.45
25 to 37
max 330
max 0.8
Hell
10.5 to 11.0
min 75
0.4
18 to 30
max 370
max 0.9
Edel-Bräu Hell
10.5 to 11.0
min 75
0.4
13 to 30
max 370
max 0.9
Dunkel (Vollbier)
10.5 to 11.0
min 75
0.4
18 to 30
min 2375
min 12
Doppe1-KarameIbier
11.7 to 12.3
—
0.42
3 to 10
min 3275
min 20
Schwarzbier
11.7 to 12.3
60 to 70
0.42
20 to 34
min 4025
min 30
Diabetiker-Pils
11.0 to 11.5
—
0.42
25 to 38
max 350
max 0.8
Deutsches Pilsner
12.0 to 12.5
min 75
0.4
25 to 33
max 330
max 0.8
Deutsches Pilsator
12.0 to 12.5
min 78
0.42
30 to 44
max 330
max 0.8
Deutsches Pilsner Spezial
12.0 to 12.5
min 78
0.42
30 to 44
max 330
max 0.8
Märzen
13.7 to 14.3
min 70
0.42
20 to 34
1075 to 1325
3.5 to 5.0
Weizenbier
11.5 to 12.0
min 75
0.5
10 to 25
max 370
max 0.9
Weißer Bock or Bockbier Dell
15.7 to 16.3
68 to 75
0.4
14 to 26
550 to 1075
1.5 to 3.5
Dunkler Bock or Bockbier Dunkel
15.7 to 16.3
65 to 72
0.4
12 to 24
min 2125
min 10
Deutscher Porter
17.7 to 18.3
min 64
0.42
35 to 50
min 4025
min 30
Source:
1980 TGL 7764, pages 9 - 10.
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