Beer and Sake - MA Questions 01.08.20 Flashcards
What are the main 4 ingredients for beer?
Water, yeast, a starch source and hops.
Which enzyme is responsible for converting the starchy carbohydrates into the fermentable sugars, maltose and dextrin?
Amylase.
What is sparging?
Extracting additional sugars and flavour by rinsing the spent grains with fresh water after the mashing process.
Which wort is cooled to a lower temperature prior to fermentation? The one destined for lager or ale?
Lager.
Which top-fermenting yeast is used for ales beer?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Which bottom fermenting yeast is used for lagers?
Saccharomyces pastorianus.
What is Kriek?
Fruit lambic refermented with Morello cherries.
What is Gueuze?
A style produced by mixing one-year-old lambics with beers that have been aged for two to three years. The blend will referment in the bottle.
Give two notable producers of Gueuze.
Cantillon and Lindemans.
What is Kolsch beer?
A type of Ale beer from Cologne, Germany fermented at cooler temperature than normal.
What is Rauchbier?
Smoked beer, famously produced in Bamberg (Franken, Germany).
Give 3 producers of Belgian Trappist Beer.
Orval, Chimay, Westvleteren, Rochefort.
Where would you find the beer Kvass? What type of beer is it?
Russia. Rye-based beer usually fermented with fruit juices.
Where would you find the Saison beer?
Hainaut Province in Belgium.
How is the starchy heart of the rice grain for Sake production called?
Shinpaku.
What is the term used in Japan for normal sake, the equivalent designation for table wine in the wine world?
Futsuu-shu.
Give two types of rice used for sake brewing.
Yamada Nishiki, Omachi.
What is the Japanese term for rice milling?
Seimaibuai.
What is the term to define styles of sake with added alcohol?
Honjozo.
What is the minimum rice polishing ratio for Daiginjo?
Min 50%.
What is the Japanese term for the fermenting mash?
Moromi.
What is the Japanese term for the fermentation starter?
Moto or Shubo.
What is a Tokkuri?
A ceramic, narrow-neck flask in which Sake is poured.
What does Namazake indicate?
Unpasteurised Sake.
What is the term for Sake aged in wooden barrels?
Taruzake.
What does the term Jizake indicate?
Is a vague term that means sake from smaller brewers in the countryside, or at least sake not from large national brands.
What is the term that indicates an unfiltered Sake?
Nigori Sake.
What does the term Genshu indicate?
Undiluted Sake.
What does Kuramoto mean?
Head of the brewery.
What does Amakuchi mean?
Sweet in flavour.
What does Karakuchi mean?
Dry in flavour.
Where is Pécharmant AOP? What is the style of wines produced?
South West France. Dry reds from CF, CS, Merlot and Cot; min 3 varieties and no variety can exceed 65% of the blend.
What is the minimum RS for Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Blanc?
Min 45 grams.
Name 3 AOP in South West producing red wine only.
Cahors, Madiran, Pécharmant.
What are the subzones of Bugey AOP?
Manicle, Montagnieu and Cerdon.
What style of wines does Bugey Manicle allow?
Whites from Chardonnay and reds from Pinot Noir.
Which IGP covers the wines of Southwestern France?
Comté Tolosan IGP.
What is the sole grape allowed in Darnibole PDO?
Bacchus.
What are the GIs of Queensland?
Granite Belt and South Burnett.
What does the term Traubenmost mean in Austria?
Must obtained from grapes exclusively harvested and pressed in Austria.
