Lecture 14: Alcohol 2

Question 1

Who was beer developed by?

Answer 1

Developed independently by Sumerians, Egyptians, Hebrews, Incas, Chinese.

at least 6000 years old

Question 2

Why can beer be made from anh grain?

Answer 2

They all have starch

Question 3

In the about 3800 years old ______ translated from a Sumerian clay tablet is included one of the most ancient recipes for brewing beer

Answer 3

Hymn to Ninkasi

Question 4

_______ are moistened with water and allowed to germinate on the _______. During germination starch from the endosperm is hydrolyzed into sugars, and enzymes are released.

Answer 4

Cereal grains, malting floor

Question 5

True or False: Dark beers have the malt roasted at higher temperatures then light beers

Answer 5

True (caramelize the sugars)

Question 6

Beers made with both malt and grain barley are called ______.

Answer 6

malt liquors

Question 7

The milled grains can be any cereal grain: _______

Answer 7

wheat, corn, rice or barley

Question 8

Enzymes from malt break down the starch from the milled grains. The result of mashing is called _____.

Answer 8

Wort

Question 9

_______ = roasted malt + milled grains + water

Answer 9

Mashing

Question 10

_____ is a dioecious vine with palmately lobed native to the northern hemisphere

Answer 10

Hops

Question 11

____ is antibacterial and also helps retain the foamy head on beer longer

Answer 11

Hops

Question 12

_____ beers use a yeast that settles at the bottom of the tank.

_____ beers use a yeast that rises at the surface of the tank.

Answer 12

Lager (cold)

Ale (warm)

Question 13

True or False: Beer is the world’s most consumed alcoholic beverage and second overall after coffee and tea.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Sake is usually drunk from small cups called ______

Answer 14

Choko

Question 15

___ is a rice beer with fermentation agent, Aspergillus oryzae and a alcohol content 15-20%

Answer 15

Sake

Can be served warm or cold

Question 16

______ is the separation of a mixture of substances by their different boiling points.

Answer 16

Distillation

Question 17

_______ near-boiling beer, wine or other alcoholic beverage to separate alcohol from water.

Answer 17

Distilled spirit

Question 18

A ______ still is a type of still used in distilling spirits such as whisky or brandy in a process called batch distillation

A _______ still is more complex and it involves to columns and is called fractional (has more control in separating fractions of alcohol)

Answer 18

pot, Continuous

Question 19

_______ is a distilled beverage made from grains or potatoes

Answer 19

Vodka

Question 20

_______ is a distilled beverage obtain from fermenting cane (sugar cane molasses) which is flavored with macerated cones of juniper (Juniperus communis)

Answer 20

Gin

Question 21

______ is distilled from wine (made from grapes) and aged in oak casks

Answer 21

Cognac or brandy

Question 22

________are distilled from a (fruit) cider: prunes, peaches, apples, etc.

Answer 22

Slivovitz, Palinka, Tuica, Fruit Brandy

Question 23

_______ is derived from Gaelic and means “water of life”.

Answer 23

Whiskey

Question 24

True or False: whiskey is essentially a distillate of grain beer

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or False: “Single malt” indicates that all the malts in the bottle come from a single distillery.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

_______ is a corn whiskey, which was developed in the early years of the USA in Kentucky

Answer 26

Bourbon

Question 27

____ agave, the tequila agave is an agave sp. native to Mexico and favours altitudes over 1500 meters and sandy soil.

Answer 27

Blue

Question 28

True or False: The agave flowers are pollinated by birds

Answer 28

False, bats

Question 29

Tequila is produced by removing the ______ or the _______ of the plant (this is the stem axis) in its 3rd to 7th year, normally weighing between 35-90 kg.

Answer 29

“heart”, “pineapple”

Question 30

How is tequila made?

Answer 30

The “pineapple” is heated to remove the sap, which is fermented and distilled.

Question 31

Tequila ______ is not aged at all while tequila_______ is yellowish because it was aged for ca. 3 months in oak barrels or casks, allowing for richer and more complex flavors

Answer 31

Blanco, reposado

Question 32

True or False: Tequila worm is a marketing gimmick for gringos

Answer 32

True

Question 33

What type of cocktail usually uses tequila?

Answer 33

Margaritas