Beer

Beer

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

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Infusion

Beverages; Beer

Simplest form of mash, in which grains are soaked in water. May be at a single temperature, or with upward or (occasionally) downward changes.

International Bittering Units (IBUs)

Beverages; Beer

A measure of the bitterness in a beer. The most bitter beers can be over 100 IBUs.

Often used in exchange for the term "craft brew". It refers to beers made from 100 percent malted barley, malted wheat or malted rye. In contrast, non-craft brews may contain up to 60 percent rice or ...

Alpha Acid

Beverages; Beer

A resin contained in the hop plant that is responsible for the bitterness in beer. When purchasing hops, the alpha acid content of the hops will be given as a percentage and printed on the package ...