Draught Is My Craft: Troubleshooting Life from the Draught Technicians Perspective

        We don't list Carbon Dioxide [CO2] as an ingredient in our beer, but one could argue that we should.  The primary reason we don't, is because CO2 occurs in Beer, as a natural by-product of the brewing process.  The reason that some of us feel it should be included, is because modern brewing, kegging, and packaging methods cause carbonation loss.  The lost CO2 is forcibly reintroduced, during the finishing process of the beer.  If the beer is served from a keg, CO2 is also introduced, again, during dispense.  Finally, in the case of Nitrogenous beers such as Guinness, Boddington's, Old Speckled Hen, and numerous others, we also add Nitrogen gas, as way to lighten the mouth feel of these Low Carbonation Brews.  The reason I would advocate for listing gasses as ingredients, is to also show customers that only 1 or 2 gasses are supposed to be there, and lends credibility to quality advocates.  These Gasses effect flavour and pr...

          I hate the word "tap." And I get it; people aren't going to change. It's the word they have always used. That does not mean that I am going to stop fighting. Just because people keep doing it, doesn't make it okay. Examples: racism, spousal abuse, child abuse, slavery, sex trafficking, murder, using the word "decimate" where they mean annihilate, massacre, or obliterate, listening to Nickelback... All of these things still happen, even though we all know how wrong they are. Consider this an official warning: If you, the Beer professional, continue to use the noun "tap" in  my presence, I will do my best to berate and belittle you, in the presence of your peers and underlings.      For you non-professionals and Newbies, I can sense the confusion and shock as it falls across your faces. How does this little, utilitarian word envoke such white-hot rage in the heart of an otherwise kind person?  The thing is, some...