What You Need to Know
A shive is a wooden or plastic fitting used in ale casks. It is found on the curved side of the cask, arranged so that when the cask is on its side and the keystone is at the lowest part of the rim, the shive will be the highest point of the cask.
Key Parameters
Equipment
wooden malletsanitized bunghydrometersanitation brushes
Steps
- 1.
Traditional English Cask Ale (United Kingdom): Essential for proper secondary fermentation and carbonation
- 2.
Belgian Lambic (Belgium): Allows for spontaneous fermentation through porous wood
- 3.
German Steinbier (Germany): Facilitates stone-heated fermentation process
The Science
Primary Reaction
Fermentation