Ingredients & Brewing Process

Question 1

During which step in the brewing process are hops usually added?

Answer 1

Boiling

Question 2

The brewing stage in which malt is combined with hot water to extract the malt’s sugars is known as what?

Answer 2

Mashing

Question 3

The syrupy, sweet liquid that remains after the lautering stage is known as ____.

Answer 3

Wort

Question 4

The waxy, yellow substance found inside hop cones that contains bittering compounds and aromatic oils is known as what?

Answer 4

Lupulin

Question 5

Flavors and aromas contributed by hops:

Answer 5

Grass, Citrus, Flowers, Pine, Tropical Fruit, Herbs, Earth, Tobacco, Cedar

Question 6

Flavors contributed by malt:

Answer 6

Nuts, Caramel, Chocolate, Coffee, Crackers, Toffee

Question 7

Makes beer bitter:

Answer 7

Hops

Question 8

Makes beer sweet:

Answer 8

Malt

Question 9

Give beer alcohol and carbonation:

Answer 9

Yeast

Question 10

Is 90 percent of a finished beer:

Answer 10

Water

Question 11

What does IBU stand for?

Answer 11

International Bittering Units

Question 12

What do IBUs measure?

Answer 12

Theoretical bitterness of a beer

Question 13

True/False: Dark beers are always high in alcohol and heavy on the palate.

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

True/False: Ale yeast tend to ferment beer at higher temperatures than lager yeast and can take as little as two weeks to fully ferment a beer.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

True/False: Lagers take less time to ferment than ales.

Answer 15

FALSE

Question 16

True/False: Most brewers just use tap water to brew beer.

Answer 16

FALSE

Question 17

What is the most common grain used by brewers?

Answer 17

Barley

Question 18

The brewing stage during which the wort is separated from the spent grain is known as:

Answer 18

Lautering

Question 19

Yeast can contribute flavors and aromas to beer known as ____ and ____.

Answer 19

Esters and Phenols

Question 20

The four ingredients required to make beer are:

Answer 20

Water, Malt, Hops and Yeast

Question 21

Bittering hops are added at the ____ of the boil.

Answer 21

Beginning

Question 22

Flavoring hops are added at the ____ of the boil.

Answer 22

Middle

Question 23

Aroma hops are added at the ____ of the boil.

Answer 23

End

Question 24

A “wet-hopped” or “fresh-hopped” beer has been brewed with what?

Answer 24

Hops that have not been dried and are shipped fresh directly to the brewery.

Question 25

“Dry-hopping” is:

Answer 25

Adding hops to a beer during fermentation for a boost in hop aroma.