Guinness Reduction - The Recipe Wench (2024)

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How long does it take to reduce Guinness? ›

Reduce the Guinness: In a large saucepan, bring the Guinness to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and allow to simmer until reduced down to about 3/4 cup, about 30 minutes.

For the past two centuries years, an obscure bit of fish product has been hiding in Guinness. Isinglass is a gelatin derived of fish bladders, usually taken from the sturgeon, that is used to filter and clarify the ale. It ensures the yeast separates from the liquid.

And since Guinness contains a lot of unmalted barley, it is also one of the beers with the highest levels of fiber. However, it still contains alcohol, and drinking too much may lead to health problems including liver disease and high blood pressure.

At the bar, Guinness should be poured into a glass tilted at 45 degrees until it's three-quarters full. Then your barkeep should let it sit for two minutes to settle before topping it off with the quintessential creamy white head. At home, let the can chill for at least three hours.

It's important to note Guinness does not make any health claims about its beer. Most health organizations, like the American Heart Association (AHA), say that moderate alcohol consumption—one drink a day for females and two for males—is safe.

However, it's worth remembering that drinking lots of alcohol can actually cause your cholesterol to rise. It would take more than a couple of pints to get your recommended daily allowance of niacin (17mg for men, 13mg for women), so you'd quickly offset any of the benefits you might have gained.

To Get More Bubbles

Some people put salt in their beer to get more foam, and it does work. But only temporarily. Salt goes after all the carbon dioxide in beer and brings it to the surface, where it evaporates.

Guinness Stout or Extra Stout produces a dark, rich, flavorful sauce for your marinade that is also an effective meat tenderizer.

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Other stouts have more roasted barley malt in them, but some of the roasted barley in Guinness has not been malted. And less malt means less sugar, which in turn means less alcohol. So the alcohol content of Guinness is lower in proportion to its barley content compared to many other kinds of beer.

Why does Guinness not get you drunk? ›

Surprisingly, Guinness actually contains less alcohol than many of its beer colleagues. A pint of Guinness hits the charts at 4.2% alcohol by volume while Bud Light hovers in the 5% range as do most hard seltzers.

Made from barley, hops and yeast, Guinness is a source of naturally occurring plant compounds called polyphenols, the majority (about 70-80%) being derived from barley. These have a protective antioxidant effect, which means they protect the cells of the body from a damaging process called oxidation.

Some believe it's all about the classic 45-degree angle, pouring into a glass in one go before leaving to settle. However, others believe the magic lies in the hard pour, also known as “the flip”. Using a clean can, flip the can upside down into the glass lifting out slowly as the liquid rises to meet it.

The 'split the G' challenge tests how well you can drink so that the drink sits at a certain spot in the glass. Essentially, your first gulp of Guinness should leave the drink level hallway through the G in the Guinness logo. In other words, it should split the G.

While the definition in theory sounds pretty cut and dry: Your first sip of Guinness should finish when it hits the “bar” of the letter 'G'…

On average, it takes about one hour to metabolize one standard drink. In terms of determining exactly how long alcohol is detectable in the body depends on many factors, including which kind of drug test is being used. Blood: Alcohol is eliminated from the bloodstream at about 0.015 per hour.

Even though so many factors come into play, the average metabolic rate to remove alcohol is about one drink per hour. There are specific steps you can take to help reduce the effects of alcohol. Food may help your body absorb alcohol. Water can help reduce your BAC.

Once your Guinness has settled (typically after about 60-80 seconds, not that we're counting), fill up the rest of the glass. This time, the glass stays straight, and you'll fill until the foam forms a slight dome over the top. Now you've got that beautiful Guinness head.

Alcohol is broken down by the liver at a rate of around 1 pint per hour for men. Factors such as age, weight, gender, and amount of food eaten can affect how fast the body can process alcohol.