German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf beer regulation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Reinheitsgebot
gptkbp:amendedBy allowance of wheat in some beers
inclusion of yeast as ingredient
gptkbp:commemoratedBy German Beer Day (April 23)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1516
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Duke_Wilhelm_IV_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:excludedIngredients gptkb:wheat
yeast (not mentioned, as it was not yet discovered)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot)
gptkbp:influenced beer purity standards worldwide
modern German beer laws
gptkbp:influencedBy earlier local beer laws
gptkbp:modifiedIn 20th century
gptkbp:originallyAppliedTo gptkb:Bavaria
gptkbp:purpose regulate ingredients in beer
gptkbp:requiredIngredients gptkb:water
hops
barley
gptkbp:significance oldest food quality regulation still in use
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bavarian_State_Brewery_Weihenstephan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7