Intro to Beer and Styles

Question 1

What type of beer is made using the yeast strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae?

Answer 1

Ale

Question 2

What four main ingredients are used to make beer?

Answer 2

Yeast, Water, Malts, Hops

Question 3

What are the products of alcoholic fermentation?

Answer 3

Alcohol and Carbon dioxide

Question 4

True or False.

Ale is made using the yeast strain Saccharomyces pastorianus.

Answer 4

False, it uses Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Question 5

Sugars from malt can be dissolved in water to form a sugary liquid called……..

Answer 5

Wort

Question 6

Which steps in the brewing process are optional?

Answer 6

Pasteurisation, Filtration, Carbonation

Question 7

During which stage of beer production does starch convert into sugar?

Answer 7

Mashing

Question 8

True or False.

Beer styles are usually legally defined and regulated.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What is the correct order of beer production?

Answer 9

Milling > Mashing > Mash separation > Wort boiling > Wort clarification > Wort cooling > Fermentation > Maturation > Carbonation > Filtration > Packaging > Pasteurisation

Question 10

To make alcohol, what do brewers need a source of first?

Answer 10

Sugars

Question 11

What are 4 WSET Beer Lvl 2 Styles

Answer 11

Hop Driven, Malt Driven, Yeast Driven, Mixed Fermentation styles