Quiz Questions Flashcards
The process of controlled germination and drying performed on barley to prepare it for brewing is known as?
Malting
What part of barley kernel make it attractive for use in brewing?
Husk
Antibacterial, protects from mold
Name for two exames of specialty malts:
Carmel
Crystal
Chocolate
How is corn or rice treated before being mixed w the majority of the malt in the brew house?
Gelatinized, boiled and cooked
Name 3 European hop producing countries
Uk
Czech Republic
Germany
Name a Southern Hemisphere country that produces hops commercially.
Australia
New Zealand
What temp range is beer likely to be in when it’s dry hopped?
Room temp-70F
During fermentation sugar is converted into what two major chemical products?
CO2 & ethanol
Name a beer style whose flavors might be influenced by Brettanomyces Bruxellenis.
Flanders red
Farmhouse
What stage of the brewing process occurs when a bottom fermented beer is held at 3-5 deg C (35-41 deg F) for several weeks in the presence of yeast?
Lagering
Where does the term “pilsner” come from?
From Pilzen a place in the Czech Republic
What is a pale lager created and consumed in Munich?
Helles
Dark German lager style whose name translates to black?
Schwarzbier
What’s an often pale & hop pier variation of a 16P lager associated with spring?
Maibock
What’s the style dubbed “liquid bread” created to sustain fasting monks?
Doppelbock
What’s a specialty lager made from malt dried directly over a wood fire?
Rauchbier
Brewed on the banks of the Rhine River, Zumba Uriege is a classic example of this style…
Dusseldorf Altbier
Of the two sub categories of European all malt pilsner, which is often paler and drier?
German or Bavarian
A 3.5% ABV draught ale consumed in British pubs
Standard or ordinary bitters
English Midlands ale often dark and nearly always less than 3.5%
Mild
Dark ale consumed daily by London working class circa 1750
Porter
Best know Irish beer style made with roast barley
Irish stout
Sub style of stout made in England using lactose
Milk stout or sweet stout
Nickname for a strong scotch ale
Wee heavy
In modern times style name for stout made for routine export
Foreign extra stout
Modern Irish style that’s not a stout
Irish red
Well hopped and pale British ale style created for export but became popular domestically in the mid 1800’s
IPA
A draught pale ale with more flavor than ordinary but still generally less than 4% ABV
Special bitter
English ale if more than 5% ABV some or all of which is held in wooden vessels for six months or longer before blending & packaging
Old ale
A beer that contains no roast or black malts and is often the strongest of English ales
Barley wine
A vey pale 20th century American style that may be either a mixture of ale and lager or fermented using an ale yeast at cooler temps
Cream ale
Similar to American pale ale but with a slightly more malt character
American Amber or English pale ale
Often malt balanced ale with a color between that of Amber or stout
Brown ale
Real ale is a natural product brewed using traditional ingredients and left to mature in_____ from which it is ___ in the pub through a process called secondary ___.
Casks
Hand drawn or pulled
Fermentation
What ingredient is most likely to be responsible for a chees flavor in beer?
Old hops
Compared to ales, lager fermentations are conducted at ___ temperatures
Cooler
Name a mineral found in water that may have desirable effects on beer flavor.
Gypsum
Calcium carbonate
Zinc
To initiate mashing what gets muxed w malt?
Hot liquor
Name a Washington state valley best known for hop cultivation
Yakima valley
Once the wort has passed through the mash tun it goes into a
Lauder tun
Name the tax brewers pay the Fed
Excise Tax
What aspect of beer labeling is most useful in assessing freshness of beer?
Best by date
Describe traits of a fresh beer that might make it interesting to save for consumption one or more yrs after paging
High alcohol content
Bottle conditioning
Bolder styles
Name 2 things retailers can do to insure freshness of beer they sell
Rotate product
Keep it cool
What’s the device attached to a keg to allow input of gas and output of beer
Coupler
Device attached to server side of a draft tower for pouring
Faucey
Device used in some draft systems to halt the flow of beer when keg it’s attached to becomes empty
Fob
Box you might see outside beer cooler that is supplied w both carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas has an output labeled 25% Co2
Blender box
Device found in the cooler that shows gas pressure applied to one keg of beer
Regulator
Hose that delivers gas to keg
Gas line
Hose that carries beer from keg to nearby wall mounted bracket
Beer line
At a specific temperature proper draft beer system operation depends upon balancing what two elements
Pressure and resistance
When troubleshooting a direct draw system if you open the tap and nothing comes out what two things should you check?
Coupler and gas
