Beer, Mead, and Cider Flashcards
How are meaderies licensed in the USA and UK?
As wineries. Subject to all the same rules and regulations as grape wine.
How are meaderies licensed in the Netherlands?
As beer breweries
Why is water necessary in the production of mead?
Honey’s moisture content is too low and its sugar content is too high to allow for fermentation. Antimicrobial properties of honey do not permit the growth and reproduction of bacteria and yeast. Meads made with whole fruit or fruit juice sometimes to not use additional water.
How are most meads inoculated?
With wine or beer yeast
What are the most common fruits used in mead production?
Cherries, berries, apples, currants (may be crushed or pressed)
What is hydromel?
Session mead made with high percentage of water and can be as low as 3% abc
What initial step is necessary in beer fermentation that is not necessary in wine fermentation?
Conversion of starches into fermentable sugars
What are the four typical ingredients of beer?
Water, yeast, hops, starch
What do hops provide in beer?
Flavor, bitterness, and preservative/antiseptic qualities that limit bacteria growth
What enzyme is produced in the process of germinating barley?
Amylase
What fermentable sugars are produced by the action of Amylase?
Maltose and Dextrin
What is a “green malt”?
Germinated grain that contains fermentable sugars but has not yet been roasted or fermented
What determines the color of beer? (ie Porters versus Pale Ale)
The roast level of the malt
What is a malt?
A grain that has been germinated by soaking in water and then roasted with hot air in a kiln to halt germination
What is grist?
Malted grain that has been cracked or ground in a mill
