Beer Flashcards
What are the 4 base ingredients of beer?
Water
Cereal / Grain + Malt
Yeast
Hops
What are the 2 basic categories of beer?
Ales
Lagers
Ales use ____-fermenting yeasts.
Lagers use ____-fermenting yeasts.
Ales = top-fermenting yeasts
Lagers = bottom-fermenting yeasts
Ales ferment at ____er temperatures.
Lagers ferment at ____er temperatures.
Ales ferment at warmer temps
Lagers ferment at cooler temps
How do ales and lagers differ in aromas + flavors?
Ales = more fruity
Lagers = crisp + clean
Give 3 examples of a British Ale.
Pale Ale
India Pale Ale (IPA)
Porter
What percent of beer is water?
85% - 90%
What other cereal grains can be used to brew beer?
Oats
Rice
Wheat
Corn
Rye
In order for fermentation to happen, what does a brewer have to do to the cereal grain?
Germinate the cereal grain to turn its starches into fermentable sugars – because yeasts eat sugar, not starch.
What is malt?
Cereal or grain that’s been germinated.
What is the next step for malt after it’s been germinated?
It’s dried in a kiln.
The style of beer that’s ultimately produced – in regards to color, flavor, and aroma – depends on what?
Temperature at which malt is kilned
How long the malt is kilned
In beer production, what ferments the malt sugars into alcohol?:
Mold
Botrytis
Yeast
Yeast
Besides fermenting malt sugars into alcohol, what other role do yeasts play in beer production?
They contribute characteristic aromas and flavors to the beer.
What are hops?
Hops are flowers of the hop plant that are used in beer production.
