Beer Flashcards
Lager beers should be served at what temp?
48˙-52˙ F
Ales should be served at what temp?
54˙-57˙ F
Cask Conditioned beers should be served at what temp?
55˙-58˙ F
What are hops and what purpose do they have in the production of Beer?
A flower that adds flavor and bitterness
They have both preservative and antiseptic qualities that prohibit bacterial growth.
What is Amylase?
An enzyme that is produced when Barley is malted that converts starchy carbohydrates from grain into fermentable sugar.
How is the head of a beer formed?
As carbondioxide rises it collects proteins derived from the grain to form the head.
What are the two enzymes that are produced by malting barley?
- Diastase*
- &*
- Amylase*
Define an Ale Beer?
Beer distinguished by the use of top fermenting yeasts. (Saccharomyces Cerevisiac) Top fermenting yeasts performs at warmer temperatures. By products are more evident in taste, aroma and fruitiness.
What is a Black & Tan?
A mix of light and dark beer such as a Stout or Porter and Lager or Pilsner.
A barrel of beer is how many gallons?
36 gallons
What is a Trappist Beer?
Name 4 producers?
Beer brewed in Trappist Monasteries. Cistercian monks.
- *Orval** (Belgian)
- *Chimay** (Belgian)
- *Rochefort** (Belgian)
- *Westmalle** (Belgian)
- *Mariawald** (Germany)
- *Koningshoeven** (Netherlands)
- *St. Joesph’s Abbey** (Massachusett’s)
What is wort?
It is a sugar-rich liquid from malted grain. (turning starch into fermentable sugar)
What is Green Malt?
Grain softened by steeping in water and allowed to germinate but not yet subjected to drying.
What is Sparging?
Rinsing the spent grains in water to get additional sugar and flavor for the beer. It will also extract more bitterness.
What is Reinheitsgebot?
Bavarian Purity Law. Codified the three ingredients allowed for beer production to be Barley, Hops and Water.
What are the two different beer yeasts that set ales and pilsners apart?
- Saccharomyces Cerevisiae -* Top fermenting yeast for Ales
- Saccharomyces Pastorainus -* Bottom permenting yeasts for Lagers
What is Gueze?
A style of mixing one-year-old Lambic beers with beers that have ages for two to three years.
What style of yeasts are used for Lambic beers?
Brettanomyces Bruxellensis
Brettanomyces Lambicus
What is the Bavarian Purity Law?
Reinheitsgebot
1516
Allows for only Barley, Hops and Water to be used in the production of beer.
How does the act of drying the malted barley impact the style of beer?
The length and degree of roasting will affect the character of the malt - heavy roasting for porters and light toasting for pale ales.
What is Grist?
Germinated barley before drying.
What is a copper?
A brew kettle. A vessel for boiling the wort.
How long is the Wort boiled and why?
At least for one hour to stabilize and sterilize, darken the color and evaporate excess water.
What is Latin for top fermenting yeasts?
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
What is Latin for bottom fermenting yeasts?
Saccharomyces Pastorianus
Top and bottom fermenting yeast are used for what two styles of Beer?
Top fermenting yeast for Ales.
Bottom fermenting yeasts for Lagers.
What are Lambic Beers?
A specialty of Belgium and are spontaneously fermented in open top containers with wild yeast and then ages in cask for at least three years.