Beer

Question 1

What are the four base ingredients of beer

Answer 1

Water
Cereal / grain + malt
Yeast
Hops

Question 2

What are the 2 basic categories of beer

Answer 2

Ale
Lager

Question 3

What type of yeast is used for Ale

Answer 3

Top-fermenting yeast

Question 4

What type of yeast is used for Lager

Answer 4

Bottom-fermenting yeast

Question 5

What temperature do Ales ferment at compared to Lager

Answer 5

Ales - warmer temperatures
Lagers - cooler temperatures

Question 6

How do ale and lager differ in falvor

Answer 6

Ales - fruitier
Lager - crisp / clean

Question 7

Give an example of a German Ale category

Answer 7

Hefeweizen

Question 8

Give 3 examples of British Ale categories

Answer 8

Pale Ale
India Pale Ale
Porter

Question 9

Give an example of an Irish Ale

Answer 9

Stout

Question 10

Give 2 examples of Belgian Ale

Answer 10

Lambic
Wit

Question 11

Give an example of a Czech Lager

Answer 11

Pislner

Question 12

Give 3 examples of German Lager categories

Answer 12

Bock
Dopelbock
Oktoberfest

Question 13

What percent of beer is water

Answer 13

85%-90%

Question 14

What is the main cereal used to brew beer

Answer 14

Barley

Question 15

What must a brewer do to start fermentation in cereal grain

Answer 15

Germinate cereal grain to turn starches into fermentable sugars

Question 16

What is malt (beer production)

Answer 16

Cereal or grain that has been germinated

Question 17

After germination, what is the next step in beer production

Answer 17

Malt is dried in a kiln

Question 18

What are hops

Answer 18

Flowers of the hop plant used in beer production

Question 19

What are the roles of hops in beer production

Answer 19

Their resin contributes bitterness to beer, acts as a preservative, and lends flavors and aroma