Beer Flashcards
(24 cards)
What are the 4 base ingredients of beer?
- Water
- Cereal/Grain and Malt
- Yeast
- Hops
What are the 2 basic categories of beer?
- Ales
- Lagers
Ales use ______ fermenting yeasts
Lagers use ______ fermenting yeasts
Ales-top fermenting yeasts
Lagers-bottom fermenting yeasts
Ales ferment at ____er temps.
Lagers ferment at ____ er temps
ales-warmer
lagers-cooler
How do ales and lagers differ in aromas and flavors?
Ales-more fruity
Lagers-crisp and clean
Give an example of a German Ale.
Hefeweizen
Give 3 examples of a British Ale.
- Pale Ale
- India Pale Ale (IPA)
- Porter
Give an example of an Irish Ale.
Stout
Give 2 examples of Belgian Ales.
- Lambic (spontaneous fermentation)
- Wit or White Bier
Give an example of a Czech Lager.
Pilsner
Give 3 examples of a German Lager.
- Bock
- Dopplebock
- Oktoberfest
What percent of beer is water?
85-90%
The chemical makeup of water can determine what ____ of beer is brewed.
style
Which cereal Grain is most used to brew beer because of its high quality?
Barley
What other cereal grains can be used to brew beer?
oats
rice
wheat
corn
rye
In order for fermentation to happen, what does a brewer have to do to the cereal Grain?
Germinate the cereal Grain to turn its starches into fermentable sugars
What is malt?
Cereal or grain that’s been germinated
What is the next step for malt after it’s been germinated?
It’s dried in a kiln
The style of beer that’s ultimately produced–in regards to color, flavor and aroma depends on _______.
temperature at which malt is kilned
how long the malt is kilned
What determines if a beer is an ale or a lager?
The yeast strain
In beer production, what ferments the malt sugars into alcohol?
mold
botrytis
yeast
yeast
Besides fermenting malt sugars into alcohol, what other role do yeasts play in beer production?
The contribute characteristic aromas and flavors to the beer
What are hops?
Hops are flowers of the hop plant that are used in beer production.
What are the roles of hops in beer production?
Their resin, when boiled in the fermentation process, contributes bitterness to beer which helps counterbalance the sweet maltiness in beer.
Act as a preservative
Lend flavors and aromas.
