All about Beer
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Who were the first brewing Beer and when?
The Sumarians around 4000 BC ag.
Why did the civilisations brew beer ?
- They recognized that fermented drinks help them to prevent sickness.
- Alcohol killed the bacterias wich were found in the water
What are the five steps for brewing beer?
- Malting
- Mashing
- Wort Seperation
- Wort Boiling
- Fermantation
What is Malting how long does it take?
- The grain is soaked into Water to soften outer the shell
- Then ist sproad on a malting Floor to convert into fermentable sugar
- This process taakes 6-10 days
What are the two diffrent types of Drying?
- Drying at a low temerature (characteristics of pale beer)
- Drying at a high Temperature(characteristics of dark beer like porter or stout)
What is Mashing?
- The grain is crushed and then put into a `Wash Tun` together with hot Water
- Mashing takes place around 65°
What is Wort boiling?
- The wort is now boiled and essential plants called hops are added
- Hops add a bitter flavour and give the beer more character
What is Wort Seperation?
- It is simply the process of splitting the liquid (the Wort) from the spent grains (The Draff)
- The Wort is destined to become beer
How long does beer fermentation take and what are the two types ?
- For top fermentation beer it takes 4-6 days (18-25°)
- For bottom fermentation beer it takes at least 10 days at temperature of (5-12°) and 12 more weeks at temperature 0°
What is pasteurisation and why do we have to do that?
- It is simply heating up the liquid quickly to 70°
- to kill the bacteria and increase the shelf life
What are the two most common grains used for beer?
- Barley
- Wheat
What is added during the Wort boiling?
- Hops
Name 4 diffrent types of beer?
- Pale Lager (Originated from Pilsen in the 1840)
- Bitter ( A very british Beer and a source of national pride)
- Porter (Named after London dock workers)
- Wheat Beer( Brewed primarily in Belgium and Germany)
What drink category is most associated with beer?
- Flips
Facts about pale?
- most popular beer in the World
- Bottom fermented
- Heavily carbonated
- originated from Pilsen in the 1840`s
Facts about Bitter?
- british Beer / national pride
- Top fermented
- quite low in alcohol 3-6%
- less carboxylie and usually hand pumped
Facts about porter?
- named after london dock workers
- very dark beer because of the roasting
Facts about Wheat Beer?
- brewed primarily in Belgium or germany
- top fermented
- brewed from malt and wheat
- two variants unfiltered "Hefe" ( containing yeast residues) and "Crystal" ( no residues)
What country is most connected to Bitter?
England
What country is most connected to Stout?
Ireland
