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1
Q

What are the 4 base ingredients of beer?

A
  1. Water
  2. Cereal/Grain and Malt
  3. Yeast
  4. Hops
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2
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What are the 2 basic categories of beer?

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  1. Ales
  2. Lagers
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3
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Ales use ______ fermenting yeasts

Lagers use ______ fermenting yeasts

A

Ales-top fermenting yeasts

Lagers-bottom fermenting yeasts

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4
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Ales ferment at ____er temps.

Lagers ferment at ____ er temps

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ales-warmer

lagers-cooler

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5
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How do ales and lagers differ in aromas and flavors?

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Ales-more fruity

Lagers-crisp and clean

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6
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Give an example of a German Ale.

A

Hefeweizen

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Give 3 examples of a British Ale.

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  1. Pale Ale
  2. India Pale Ale (IPA)
  3. Porter
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Give an example of an Irish Ale.

A

Stout

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9
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Give 2 examples of Belgian Ales.

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  1. Lambic (spontaneous fermentation)
  2. Wit or White Bier
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10
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Give an example of a Czech Lager.

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Pilsner

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11
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Give 3 examples of a German Lager.

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  1. Bock
  2. Dopplebock
  3. Oktoberfest
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12
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What percent of beer is water?

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85-90%

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13
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The chemical makeup of water can determine what ____ of beer is brewed.

A

style

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14
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Which cereal Grain is most used to brew beer because of its high quality?

A

Barley

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15
Q

What other cereal grains can be used to brew beer?

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oats
rice
wheat
corn
rye

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16
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In order for fermentation to happen, what does a brewer have to do to the cereal Grain?

A

Germinate the cereal Grain to turn its starches into fermentable sugars

17
Q

What is malt?

A

Cereal or grain that’s been germinated

18
Q

What is the next step for malt after it’s been germinated?

A

It’s dried in a kiln

19
Q

The style of beer that’s ultimately produced–in regards to color, flavor and aroma depends on _______.

A

temperature at which malt is kilned

how long the malt is kilned

20
Q

What determines if a beer is an ale or a lager?

A

The yeast strain

21
Q

In beer production, what ferments the malt sugars into alcohol?
mold
botrytis
yeast

A

yeast

22
Q

Besides fermenting malt sugars into alcohol, what other role do yeasts play in beer production?

A

The contribute characteristic aromas and flavors to the beer

23
Q

What are hops?

A

Hops are flowers of the hop plant that are used in beer production.

24
Q

What are the roles of hops in beer production?

A

Their resin, when boiled in the fermentation process, contributes bitterness to beer which helps counterbalance the sweet maltiness in beer.

Act as a preservative

Lend flavors and aromas.

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