During the famous Oktoberfest time a lot of the breweries brew a special beer which is only available during that time. This normally has higher alcohol content and is so very tasty as alcohol transports the taste in beer. Well, that’s also why I don’t really like alcohol free beer. Anyway here is the gluten test of Spaten Oktoberfestbier. I saved two bottles I bought in Oktober in my basement to enjoy them later. Despite the result below (*spoiler warning*) I had no reaction on it.
Beer: Spaten Oktoberfestbier
Producer: Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu Munich
Originating country: Germany
Brewing location: Germany
Bottle size: 0.5 l
Alcohol by volume: 5.9%
Ingredients: water, barley malt, hops, hops extract
Miscellaneous: –
Test Kit: Imutest Gluten-in-Food Kit
Test result: There is a clearly visible pink test spot on the left of the test area ( T ) which indicates the presence of gluten. According to the instructions a “very low gluten” level of 20 to 100 ppm should give a test spot which is weaker or similar in intensity to that of the control spot ( C ). Please find some more information here.
On a scale from 1 to 20 I would rate the test spot intensity 3. As Imutest uses the R5 antibody since a while it is difficult to estimate the gluten level in ppm in comparison to Skerritt antibody they used earlier, hence I will mark the test just positive. Even though this test is positive please note it is not a medical advice – see my facts page.
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