Beer

Beer

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

Industry: Beverages

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beer judge certification program (BJCP)

Beverages; Beer

A non-profit organization which publishes beer style guidelines, sanctions homebrew competitions, and certifies beer judges.

Malted barley which has been roasted until it is black (or nearly so) in color, using a special roasting device. May be used in small amounts to impart color to beer, or in larger amounts to impart a ...

bottle bombs

Beverages; Beer

Bottles of beer which over-carbonate to the point of exploding.

bottle capper

Beverages; Beer

A device for crimping metal caps onto beer bottles.

bottle filler

Beverages; Beer

A device which allows beer bottles to be filled with minimal splashing, thereby reducing aeration/oxidation of the finished beer. A typical bottle filler consists of a rigid plastic tube (metal ...

bottle priming

Beverages; Beer

The practice of adding a small quantity of priming sugar directly to each bottle, at bottling time.

bottling tank

Beverages; Beer

Typically, a plastic bucket with a spigot mounted near the bottom. Finished beer is siphoned into the bottling tank, where it is mixed with the priming sugar. Bottles are filled from the spigot, ...