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By *ildt123 OP   Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield

My eldest off spring is currently gutted that now she has gone veggie she has to pack in the Guiness! Rumour is it may be veggie safe by sometime this year. Weird what ends up in our food isn't it! Who knew!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just Guinness?

Most beers use swim bladder extracts to bind the yeast.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm vegetarian and I drink Guinness. Fish bladder is used in the filtering process of many alcohols. It all depend on how strict you are.

For example, does your daughter watch what sugar she eats? Many sugars are refined using animal bone char, which by some definitions, would make it not vegan/vegetarian friendly.

It's a matter of picking your battles, I think.

-Courtney

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By *ildt123 OP   Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield

I agree, the isinglass they use is part of the process but they say not actually in the finished product so I thought it was fair enough. only beer she really drinks is Guinness or a cheeky cider she gutted. I'm ok with lager and a bacon sarnie tho

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Ask her what her shoes and belt are made of :P

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ask her what her shoes and belt are made of :P"

Lots of women don't wear belts and I get my shoes from a special vegetarian shoe seller. Avoiding food processed with animal parts is much harder.

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wine, too.

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By *ohnjones3210Man
over a year ago

Chester


"My eldest off spring is currently gutted that now she has gone veggie she has to pack in the Guiness! Rumour is it may be veggie safe by sometime this year. Weird what ends up in our food isn't it! Who knew!"

I'm a vegetarian and I drink Guinness. As far as I'm aware, there is no meat in it! Lol

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By *ohnjones3210Man
over a year ago

Chester

Also I've brewed many beers, ani have a friend who owns a brewery and I've never heard of any meat products in beers lol.

Somebody said something about fish earlier.

There is a chemical which is sometimes added to clear the beer at late stages. It isn't fish but it is from crustations. The amount added though is absolutely negligible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Also I've brewed many beers, ani have a friend who owns a brewery and I've never heard of any meat products in beers lol.

Somebody said something about fish earlier.

There is a chemical which is sometimes added to clear the beer at late stages. It isn't fish but it is from crustations. The amount added though is absolutely negligible."

It's not that there is fish in the beer. The issue is the use of some fish parts in the filtering process.

-Courtney

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By *ohnjones3210Man
over a year ago

Chester


"Also I've brewed many beers, ani have a friend who owns a brewery and I've never heard of any meat products in beers lol.

Somebody said something about fish earlier.

There is a chemical which is sometimes added to clear the beer at late stages. It isn't fish but it is from crustations. The amount added though is absolutely negligible.

It's not that there is fish in the beer. The issue is the use of some fish parts in the filtering process.

-Courtney "

Well... I didn't know that.

The ones I've seen tend to use filters lol xxx

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By *ildt123 OP   Man
over a year ago

Huddersfield

If you have brewed you will have used finnings I assume which apparently are made with the swim bladders of fish. Most UK beer is brewed this way apparently. I know the more enthusiastic vegan types struggle for suitable ale. But she is a new veggie and is trying, not my thing but will support her with it. All new to me lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Also I've brewed many beers, ani have a friend who owns a brewery and I've never heard of any meat products in beers lol.

Somebody said something about fish earlier.

There is a chemical which is sometimes added to clear the beer at late stages. It isn't fish but it is from crustations. The amount added though is absolutely negligible.

It's not that there is fish in the beer. The issue is the use of some fish parts in the filtering process.

-Courtney

Well... I didn't know that.

The ones I've seen tend to use filters lol xxx"

They use it to clarify beers and wines. A lot of companies use it.

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