Beer

Question 1

Define alcohol

Answer 1

Alcohol is any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled
spirits, that contains ethyl alcohol, or ethanol (C2H5OH), as an
intoxicating agent.

Question 2

Explain fermentation

Answer 2

Fermentation is the process in which the yeast converts the
sugars in fruits, berries, grains, and such other ingredients as
plant saps, tubers, honey, and milk into ethanol, CO2, and heat

Question 3

What are the types of alcohol

Answer 3

Fermented
Brewed and fermented
Distilled

Question 4

What are the fermented alcohol

Answer 4

Wines
Cider
Perry

Question 5

What are brewed and fermented alcohol

Answer 5

Beer

Sake

Question 6

What are distilled alcoholic beverages

Answer 6

Spirits
Liqueurs
Eaux de vie

Question 7

Examples of spirits

Answer 7

Whiskey 
Rum
Gin
Vodka
Tequila
Brandy

Question 8

Examples of liqueurs

Answer 8

Curacao
Caurum
Tia maria etc

Question 9

Examples not eaux de vie

Answer 9

Fruit brandies
Apple jack
Calvados etc

Question 10

What is beer

Answer 10

A beer is a carbonated, fermented, alcoholic
beverage usually made from malted barley, flavored
with hops, and contains less than 5% abv.

Question 11

What are hops

Answer 11

are the flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus. They are used
as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer and they also impart
floral, fruity, or citrus flavours and aromas to the beer.

Question 12

Ingredients for making beer

Answer 12

WATER – THE MAIN INGREDIENT & MAKES UP 90-95% OF BEER
MALTED BARLEY – BARLEY GRAINS THAT HAVE STARTED THE GERMINATION PROCESS
YEAST – NECESSARY TO START THE FERMENTATION PROCESS
HOPS – IMPARTS THE REQUIRED FLAVORS & AROMA, AND KEEPS THE BEER FRESH LONGER

Question 13

Beer brewing process

Answer 13

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Lovely Brown
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For Papa

Question 14

What is malting

Answer 14

Malting – sprinkling of water on the barley grains to start

germination & then dried roasting in a KILN

Question 15

Milling

Answer 15

crushing the husk or the outer layer and breaking the inner

of the barley malt to produce GRIST.

Question 16

Mashing

Answer 16

crushed grains are then mixed with water to form a

porridge like mixture MASH and enzymes are released.

Question 17

Lautering

Answer 17

separating mash into a sugary clear liquid WORT &

residual grain SPENT GRAIN

Question 18

Boiling

Answer 18

– the wort is then boiled, it stops the enzyme activity and

hops are added.

Question 19

Cooling

Answer 19

Cooling – after wort clarification, the wort needs to be cool
enough before the yeast is added for fermentation. Temperature for
ales is 20–22°C and for lagers is 7-14°C.

Question 20

Fermentation

Answer 20

Fermentation – brewing yeast is added. The yeast turns the malt
sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide.

Question 21

Conditioning

Answer 21

Conditioning – ageing of beer. Most commercial beermakers do
forced carbonation i.e. pressurized CO2 is also added to the beer.

Question 22

Filtering

Answer 22

– after the beer has aged the vast majority will be filtered
to remove any foreign substances and leftover yeast. Filtering beer will
also stabilize its flavor.

Question 23

Packaging

Answer 23

– the beer is put into kegs, bottles or cans that are

then shipped out of the brewery.

Question 24

Types of beers

Answer 24

Ale

Lager

Question 25

Difference between ale and lager

Answer 25

Ale
➢ oldest style of beer.
➢ ferments at warmer-temperature.
➢ fermentation for a relatively short period of time.
➢ uses top-fermenting yeasts, ferments on the top of the brew.

LAGER
➢ newer style of beer.
➢ ferments at a lower temperature.
➢ ferments for a longer time.
➢ relies on bottom-fermenting yeasts, ferments on the bottom of the brew

Question 26

Types of ale

Answer 26

Pale ale
Amber ale
Mild ale
Brown ale
Scotch ale

Question 27

Types of lager

Answer 27

Pale lager
Light lager
Pilsner
Amber lager 
dark lager

Question 28

What is draught beer

Answer 28

Draught beer can be lager beer or an ale beer as it is not a type of
beer but rather beer that is stored and served from large kegs and
casks.

Question 29

Draught beer is also known as ______

Answer 29

Draft beer

Question 30

Why is draught beer often considered better quality than most
other beers,

Answer 30

because of the very secured packing, where neither

sunlight nor oxygen can penetrate the keg.

Question 31

Beer from Denmark?

Answer 31

Tuborg

Carlsberg

Question 32

Beer from mexico

Answer 32

Corona

Question 33

Beer from Germany

Answer 33

Becks