Beer

Beer

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

Industry: Beverages

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Acetaldehyde

Beverages; Beer

An organic compound (chemical formula C2H2O) produced by yeast during fermentation. Acetaldehyde is actually an intermediate step in the production of ethanol, and is normally not present in ...

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 colour to beer, or in larger amounts to impart ...

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 practise 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 syphoned into the bottling tank, where it is mixed with the priming sugar. Bottles are filled from the spigot, ...