Beer

Beer

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

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Sediment

Beverages; Beer

The yeast material at the bottom of a bottle of conditioned beer.

Shelf life

Beverages; Beer

The number of days a beer will retain its peak drinkability. Packaged beer is best drunk fresh.

Sparge

Beverages; Beer

To spray grist with hot water to remove soluble sugars (maltose). This takes place at the end of the mash.

Top-fermenting yeast

Beverages; Beer

One of the two types of yeast used in brewing. Top-fermenting yeast works better at warmer temperatures and is able to tolerate higher alcohol concentrations than bottom-fermenting yeast. It is ...

Yeast

Beverages; Beer

Single celled organisms of the fungus family that are responsible for converting the sugars contained in malt into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Saccharomyces Cerevisiae is used to make ales and ...

Zymurgy

Beverages; Beer

The science of fermentation.

extraction efficiency

Beverages; Beer

A measure of the percentage of the total sugars available from the malt which have been extracted. Typically expressed as a percentage — i.e., an efficiency of 75% means that 75% of the available ...