Beer Deeper Flashcards

1
Q

What enzyme converts carbohydrates of grain to starchy dextrin and maltose in beer production?

A

Amylase

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2
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What is green malting?

A

Soaking the barley for two days. It sprouts, amylase is produced and converts carbohydrates to fermentable sugars. It is roasted with a hot air kiln after to supress further growth.

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3
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This yeast is required for Lagers

A

Saccharomyces pastorianus
longer, slower, cooler, bottom fermentation

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4
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A Burton is what style of beer?

A

Ale

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5
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The SRM scale in beer measures this?

A

Color: Standard reference Method
Higher the SRM, the darker the beer.

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6
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Wheat beers are produced with this % Wheat? (German law requires 50%)

A

60%

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7
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What is a Mars?

A

mild lambic produced by reusing the malt from a previous lambic fermentation

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8
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What is a Faro?

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mixture of lambic and a lighter brewed beer. Belgian candy sugar is added for sweetness

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9
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Where is Rauchbier produced?

A

smoked beer, famously produced in Bamberg (Franken, Germany)

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10
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Geuze?

A

blend of one-year-old and two year-old lambics. Fermentation concludes in the bottle

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11
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Patersbier?

A

Light, sessionable Ale made by monks.

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12
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Enkel?

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Light, sessionable Ale made by monks. Rarely seen commercially

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13
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ACTIVE Trappist breweries?

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Orval (Belgian, est. 1931)
Chimay (Belgian, est. 1863)
Westvleteren (Saint-Sixtus, Belgian, est. 1838)
Rochefort (Belgian, est. 1595)
Westmalle (Belgian, est. 1836)
Koningshoeven (La Trappe, Netherlands, est. 1884)
Abdij Maria Toevlucht (Zundert, Netherlands, certified for production in 2013)
Tre Fontane (Abbazia delle Tre Fontane, Rome, Italy, certified for production in 2015)
Mount Saint Bernard (Tynt Meadow, Leicestershire, England, certified for production in in 2018)
Mont des Cats (France, est. 1826, production began in 1848, commercialized in 1896, and halted production in 1905, production began again in 2011, but is now made at Scourmont Abbey/Chimay in Belgium)
San Pedro de Cardeña (Castilla y León, Spain, production began in 2016 at Cervezas MarPal in Madrid)

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14
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Where is Alt Bier made?

A

top-fermented, cold-conditioned German ale from the Düsseldorf region. Despite being an ale, it is fermented at cooler temperatures and aged longer like a lager, giving it a clean, crisp finish.

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15
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Spalt, Hallertau, Tettnang are these?

A

Noble German hops

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