Beer

Beer

Any alcoholic beverage brewed by slow fermentation from malted cereal grain and flavoured with hops.

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Bitter

Beverages; Beer

Bitterness of hops or malt husks; sensation on back of tongue. A bitter flavour in beer is from iso-alpha-acid in solution (derived from hops).

Black malt

Beverages; Beer

Partially malted barley roasted at high temperatures. Black malt gives a dark colour and a roasted flavour to beer.

Refers to the thickness or mouth-filling property of a bear. Can be described as Full, medium, or thin-bodied. For example, a stout should tend to be more full-bodied, while a pale lager should be ...

Boil

Beverages; Beer

The obvious definition is bringing a liquid to a high enough temperature that it begins to evaporate. With regards to brewing, boiling causes isomerization (changing of the structure of molecules) of ...

Bottle Conditioning

Beverages; Beer

The secondary fermentation that occurs when yeast and sugars are added to the beer right before bottling. This process leads to higher alcohol content and allows the beer to be aged, which can ...

Bottom-fermenting yeast

Beverages; Beer

One of the two types of yeast used in brewing. Bottom-fermenting yeast works well at low temperatures and ferments more sugars leaving a crisp, clean taste and then settles to the bottom of the tank. ...