Section 1: Beer Ingredients & Brewing Process Flashcards
Name the Noble Hop Varieties
- Hallertau
- Herbrucker (replaced Hallertau b/c of its disease resistance)
- Saaz
- Spalt
- Tettnanger
Define Noble Hops
- 4 variety of hops from central European cultivators
- low in bittering
- high in aroma
- high amounts of hop oil humulene
- low amounts of alpha acids cohumolone and adhumulone
Define Aroma Hops
- lower concentration of alpha acids
- primary contributor of hop aroma
- non-bittering flavor
- usually added after wort has cooled
- added during final 10 mins or less of boil
What are two main types of malts?
- Base Malts
2. Specialty Malts
What are base malts?
Malts that are lightly kilned
Can serve the entire rew
What are some example of base malts?
- Pilsner
- Pale Ale Malt
- Vienna Malt
- Mild Ale Malt
- Munich Malt
What is a kilned malt?
Also known as color malts
Used in small amounts 20%
What are 2 types of yeast?
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
2. Saccharomyces uvarum
What is Burtonisation?
Adding gypsum which benefits in making pale ale
why is barley used for brewing?
- large starch reserves for sugar conversion
- high diastatic power (enzyme content)= ability for malting, brewing, fermentation w. only addition of hot H20
What part of the barley kernel makes it attractive for use in brewing?
- Husk
- acts as a filter bed… fibrous hull remains intact/attached during threshing
What are some important attributes of the husk?
- filter bed
- protects acrospires from damage
- protects from mold growth
What are the two forms of barley?
- 2 row= plumper cooler climate, used in all malt beer
- 6 row= less round warmer climate, used in America style beer
What is green malt?
Grain that after reaching a moisture content of 46% is turned over for five days while it is air dried
What is kilning?
Source of all malt flavor
What’s the SRM range for dark lagers?
17-28
What’s the SRM range for porters?
29-34
What’s the SRM range for stouts?
35-69
What’s the SRM range for imperial stouts?
70 & above
What are some different color malts?
- Munich
- Amber/Biscuit
- Brown malt
- Pale Chocolate
Name the different roasted malts & grains?
- Chocolate
- Black
- Rostmalz
- Roast Barley
How does corn and/or rice contribute to beer?
- dilutes wort nitrogen➡️improved shelf life
- thins out color and body
- lowers cost
- often used by pale lager brewing co
What are different types of adjuncts?
Solids and liqouds
What are some attributed of solid adjuncts?
- cereal, flakes, grits & flours
- must be added to mash tun
- cereal adjuncts might need to be cooked in a cereal cooker to gelatinize the starch
