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Expert: - 6/9/2007


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Are there any non carbonated beers being produced?

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No, it would not be beer if it were not carbonated. The carbonation is the natural result of the process. When brewer's yeast ferments the dissolved sugars in the wort, two main substances are produced: alcohol and carbon dioxide gas.

Some beers, mainly the ordinary cask conditioned bitters of England, are served with a lower level of carbonation than typical bottled beer, but all beer is carbonated to some degree.

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