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Default Vegan Beers. Some beers are not even Vegetarian.


"P Darby" > wrote in message
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> > As far as vegan beer, that depends on how strict you are. All beers are
> > vegetarian .....

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Sorry. That's not quite correct.

Some use Isinglass as finings (clarifying agent) which comes from the
swim-bladders of fish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglass

Best thing? Brew your own. It's easy. Tasts better too and you can make it
as strong as you like.

Do a Google on "home brewing" with the quotes.


> Surely that depends on what finings they use, if they use a gelatine

finings
> that's made from boiled animal bones.
> Some also use Isinglass as a finings, this is made from the swim bladders
> of fish.
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> I was trying to find out which beers didn't directly use these animal
> products.
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> Pete D
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