Wed, Jan-15-03, 16:06
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Plan: Primal/P:E
Stats: 171/145/145
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
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Hi! The reason some alcoholic beverages are lower than others in carb count is that the friendly li'l yeasties eat the sugar. They convert it into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
The different beverages, particularly beer and wine, will have varying amounts of unfermentable complex sugars and starches. This is due to using different ingredients and additives, and also due to different yeast strains. These unfermentables are your countable carbs.
Distilled beverages are bascially ethanol and water, no other sugars or starches. The exception is when they're flavoured, like coconut rum or other liqueurs, so read your labels.
HTH.
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Kristine, homebrewer
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