Beer

Beer

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

Industry: Beverages

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Chill proof

Beverages; Beer

Beer treated to allow it to withstand cold temperatures without clouding.

Cloying

Beverages; Beer

This refers to a beer that is overly sweet to the point of being unpleasant.

Cold Filtering

Beverages; Beer

An alternative to pasteurizing beer. In this process the beer is passed through a very fine filter that removes the yeast and halts the fermentation process.

Conditioning

Beverages; Beer

Period of maturation intended to impart "condition"(natural carbonation). Warm conditioning further develops the complex of flavors. Cold conditioning imparts a clean, round taste.

Wort

Beverages; Beer

The solution of grain sugars strained from the mash tun. Created by mashing, wort is liquid malt extract that is ready for the fermentation tank where yeast will be added.

A vessel in which beer is placed after primary fermentation where the beer matures, clarifies and is naturally carbonated through secondary fermentation. Also called bright beer tank, serving tank ...