Beer Flashcards
1
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Describe the Malting step of beer production
A
Barley or cereal grains steeped in water for roughly two days to germinate grains
2
Q
What is the role of Amylase enzymes in Beer production
A
Converts starchy carbohydrates into fermentable sugar
3
Q
Describe the Mashing step of beer production
A
The malt is ground and cracked in a mill to produce grist, which is mixed with hot water turning the grist into ‘wort’
4
Q
Describe the Boiling step of beer production
A
Wort is added to copper pot along with hops then boiled to stabilize and sterilize the brew
5
Q
Describe the Cooling step of beer production
A
Wort is strained in a whirlpool tank filtering out used hops then chilled to begin fermentation
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