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From: [e-mail] (Jeff Butterworth)
Newsgroups: alt.beer,rec.crafts.brewing
Subject: Black & Tan Success
Date: 31 Dec 1992 17:52:58 -0500
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Thanks to everyone who gave me tips on making black and tans at home.

Last night I was telling some friends about B&Ts and they said that I was
a nut.  They insisted that the separation couldn't be achieved and that
even if it could be, that they didn't see any reason for doing it.
They said that a local microbrewery and pub always just sloshed the Guinness
and ale together so that must be the proper way of making a B&T.

I had to give it one last try, so I went out and bought some Guinness and
Harp's.  Using all of the lore I had gathered on the net, I concocted
some beautifully separated B&T's.  By the end of the evening the people who
were still conscious agreed that a separated B&T is best.

I used bottled Guinness.  Both brews were cold.  I poured 1/2 to 2/3 of a
glass of Harps and then let it sit for a minute or two.  Then I carefully
poured the Guinness on a spoon at the surface.

When we ran out of Harp's I tried some real wienie beers like bud as the tan.
The separation didn't last very long at all with those beers.  I suspect
that it's important to have a good ale for the tan part.

Thanks again!

Jeff Butterworth

Home: 130 S. Estes Dr., Apartment D-8, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 [phone]
School: 342 Sitterson, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC 27599 [phone]
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