Beer

Beer

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

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Beverages; Beer

The removal of designated impurities by passing the wort through a medium, sometimes diatomaceous earth. Yeast in suspension is often targeted for removal.

Final Gravity

Beverages; Beer

The weight of a beer after fermentation.

Finings

Beverages; Beer

Finings is a substance used to aid the clearing of beer, particularly real ale that would otherwise remain suspended in the brew. Finings can include isinglass, bentonite, Irish moss, and others.

Grainy

Beverages; Beer

This refers to a beer with a taste like cereal or raw grain.

Grist

Beverages; Beer

Brewers' term for milled grains, a dry mixture (flour like powder) of ground malts and adjuncts used in mashing.

Heat Exchanger

Beverages; Beer

A mechanical device used to rapidly reduce the temperature of the wort.

Hops

Beverages; Beer

Herb added to boiling wort or fermenting beer to impart a bitter aroma and flavor. Hops are the dried blossom of the female hop plant, which is a climbing herb (Humulus lupulus). Hops' closest ...