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Glossary

Beer & Malt

abw
Alcohol by weight, as a percentage. The simplest...

ASBC (American Society of Brewing Chemists)
The American Society of Brewing Chemists was founded...

Barley
Barley (a cereal grain derived from the annual grass...

Base Malt
Malt is often divided into two categories by...

Beer Historic
Beer is one of the world's oldest prepared...

BEST Base Malts
Malt is often divided into two categories by...

BEST Speciality Malts
Malt is often divided into two categories by...

Bitterness
European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated...

Bottom Fermenting Yeast
Brewing yeasts may be classed as "top cropping" (or...

Brewery
A dedicated building for the making of beer is...

Brewing
The process of making beer is known as brewing....

Brewing Company
A dedicated building for the making of beer is...

Brix
The "Plato scale" is an empirically derived...

Decoction Mashing
There are two main mashing methods: Infusion...

Diastatic Activity
The diastatic power (DP), also called the "diastatic...

Diastatic Power (DP)
The diastatic power (DP), also called the "diastatic...

Distillation
Distillation is a method of separating mixtures...

Distillery
The premises where distillation is carried out,...

Enzymatic Power
The diastatic power (DP), also called the "diastatic...

European Bitterness Units (EBU)
European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated...

Grain Bill
Mash ingredients or grain bill are those materials...

Homebrewing
Beer made on a domestic scale for non-commercial...

Hops
Hops are the female flower clusters (commonly called...

Infusion Mashing
There are two main mashing methods: Infusion...

International Bitterness Units scale (IBU)
European Bitterness Units scale, often abbreviated...

Lautering
Lautering is a process in brewing beer in which the...

Lauter Tun
A lauter tun is the traditional vessel used for...

Lovibond
"Degrees Lovibond" or "°L" scale is a measure of the...

Malt Granules
A encapsulating technology permits the production of...

Malting
Malting is a process applied to malting barley, in...

Mashing
In brewing and distilling, mashing is the process of...

Mash Ingredients
Mash ingredients or grain bill are those materials...

Mashout
Mashout is the first step in lautering. It is the...

Plato Scale
The "Plato scale" is an empirically derived...

Recirculation
Recirculation is the second step in lautering. It...

Sparging
Sparging is trickling water through the grain to...

Speciality Malt
Malt is often divided into two categories by...

Specific Gravity (SG)
The "Plato scale" is an empirically derived...

Starch
Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a...

Steam Beer
Steam beer may be defined as a highly effervescent...

Top Fermenting Yeast
Brewing yeasts may be classed as "top cropping" (or...

Wort
Wort is the liquid extracted from the mashing...

Yeast
Brewing yeasts may be classed as "top cropping" (or...

FAQ

Get to Know Your Alcohol (By Volume)
Knowing your alcohol helps you to better appreciate...

How To Pour Beer
Pouring beer is an art, and definitely part of the...

How To Store Beer
Wine is not the only drink that can be aged for...

How To Taste Beer
When analyzing a beer, you can't just swill it down,...

I've heard the beer geeks talk about a chill haze. What is it?
Don't panic and dump this beer. A chill haze or thin...

The last beer I had smelled like vinegar. What's up?
If a beer smells vinegary and you think it would be...

What is a brewpub?
A brewpub usually brews less than 2,000 hectoliters...

Why are beer bottles mostly brown in color?
Brown glass affords the best protection against the...

Why does beer go skunky?
Beer goes skunky when ultraviolet light reacts with...

Will I get toasted if I eat food cooked with beer?
The prevailing wisdom is that all alcohol in food is...