Beer Flashcards
What is known for the oldest alcohol beverages?
Beer.
From Neolithic Revolution (8500-5500BC)
What is the twofold of brewing process?
- brewer must first derive the wort
- ferment the wort
What is wort
A sugar rich liquid from malted grain
What is main ingredient of beer brewing process?
Water, Yeast, Hops, Starch
What effect from the hops to beer?
- Flavour & bitterness
- Preserve & Antiseptic that inhibit bacterial growth
What is the Reinheitsgebot?
The Bavarian Purity Law in 1516
- codified 3 ingredients authorized for beer production as Barley, hops, water
What type of cereal was the most choice for producing beer?
Barley
What is the Green malt?
The grain softened by steeping in water allowed for germinate but not yet to drying
What is the main impact to style of the beer?
- length & degree of roasting
What is the Porter-beer style?
Highly roasted black malt
Who did popularize the porter beer?
Arthur Guinness
What is the Pale-Ales?
Pale malt, dried at low temperature, light color beer
What is the grist?
Grounded malt in a mill
What is Wort?
The liquid drawn off the mash-tun in warm water
Hot water + mash => Wort
How long does the wort need to boil?
At least 1hour
Why do the brewer need to boil the wort?
- Stabilizes & sterilizes the brew
- Darken color
- Excess water to evaporate