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Beer & Brewing (FST 3)
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Undergraduate 3
12/05/2011

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How is beer strength usually measured?
Definition
% ABV (alcohol by volume)
Term
What is the typical strength of most beer worldwide?
Definition
4.0-5.2 ABV
Term
What is the biggest brewing company in the world?
Definition
Anheuser-Busch/Inbev
Term
Where is the most beer in the world brewed?
Definition
China
Term
Where is the most beer in the world drunk?
Definition
Czech Republic
Term
What is the major component of any beer by weight?
Definition
Water
Term
What is the least cost contributor to a bottle of beer?
Definition
Hops
Term
What is the highest cost contributor to a bottle of beer?
Definition
The bottle
Term
What is the biggest selling style of beer in the US?
Definition
Light beer
Term
What is the basic sequence in a malting operation?
Definition
Steeping, germination, kilning
Term
What is the basic sequence in a brewing operation?
Definition
Malt storage, milling, mashing, lautering (wort separation), boiling, clarification, cooling, fermentation, conditioning, filtration and stabilization, packaging
Term
Characteristics of ales
Definition
high malt modification, high intensity of kilning, dry hopping, top-fermenting yeast, higher temperature
Term
Characteristics of lagers
Definition
low malt modification, low intensity of kilning, late hopping, bottom-fermenting yeast, lower temperatures
Term
Types of ales
Definition
Kolsch, Alt, Porter, Stout (KAPS)
Term
Types of lagers
Definition
Bock, Marzen, Helles (BMH)
Term
Light beers have fewer...
Definition
calories
Term
What is draft beer (2 definitions)?
Definition
Beer on tap or non-pasteurized small pack beers
Term
What is the main gas component of beer?
Definition
Carbon dioxide
Term
What do some brewers deliberately add to improve foam?
Definition
Nitrogen
Term
What gas promotes beer staling?
Definition
Oxygen
Term
What is the main surface-active component that stabilizes beer foam?
Definition
Protein
Term
Where does protein originate?
Definition
In barley
Term
What do proteins cross-link with?
Definition
Hop bitter acids
Term
What destroys foam?
Definition
Lipids and alcohol
Term
What is gushing?
Definition
The tendency of beer to spontaneously foam
Term
What is the primary cause of gushing?
Definition
Fusarium
Term
Where does fusarium originate?
Definition
Infected grain
Term
The color of beer is mostly due to...
Definition
Melanoidins
Term
How are melanoidins formed?
Definition
From sugars and amino acids during kilning
Term
Where else can color come from besides melanoidins?
Definition
Oxidation of polyphenols
Term
What is the main source of haze in beer?
Definition
Joining together of protein and polyphenols
Term
What causes beer stone in pipes?
Definition
Oxalate
Term
What is the best way to prevent beer stone?
Definition
Add calcium in the brewhouse
Term
Where is most of the flavor in beer detected?
Definition
In the nose
Term
What are the four basic tastes?
Definition
sweet, salt, sour, bitter
Term
The four basic tastes are due respectively to...
Definition
residual sugar, sodium, acid, and bitter acids (iso alpha acids) from hops
Term
What is the pH of most beers?
Definition
4.0-4.5
Term
Where do fruity flavors in beer come from?
Definition
Esters
Term
Where does canned corn flavor in beer come from?
Definition
Dimethyl sulfide (DMS)
Term
Where does butterscotch flavor in beer come from?
Definition
Diacetyl (from yeast)
Term
What does MBT do to beer?
Definition
Gives a skunky aroma
Term
What detects the carbon dioxide in beer?
Definition
Trigeminal nerve
Term
What is the smoothness in Guinness due to?
Definition
Nitrogen
Term
Moderate consumption of beer can reduce the risk of death from...
Definition
atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
Term
What is the active ingredient that helps to reduce risk of death from atherosclerosis?
Definition
Alcohol
Term
Beer is a good source of...
Definition
Certain B vitamins (folate)
Term
What is the major source of calories in any beer?
Definition
Alcohol
Term
Beer tends to be relatively resistant to microbial spoilage because...
Definition
it contains iso-alpha acids as an anti-microbial
Term
What is the major source of carbohydrates for making beer?
Definition
Malted barley
Term
Weizenbiers are made using...
Definition
Wheat
Term
Weizenbiers are made using...
Definition
Wheat
Term
What are the latin names for barley?
Definition
Hordeum vulgare and hordeum distichon
Term
Two row barleys tend to generate more ___ than 6 row barley.
Definition
extract
Term
What are the roles of tissues in barley?
Definition
Husk: filter bed in brewhouse, micropyle: water entry, embryo: makes hormones, aleurone: makes enzymes, endosperm: food store (starch)
Term
What is the first stage of malting?
Definition
Steeping
Term
What is the aim of steeping?
Definition
Increase moisture content to 42-46%
Term
What is the typical temperature range for steeping?
Definition
14-18 degrees C
Term
How long does steeping take?
Definition
2 days
Term
What is the 2nd stage of malting?
Definition
Germination
Term
How long does germination typically last?
Definition
4-6 days
Term
What is the typical temperature for germination?
Definition
16-20 degrees C
Term
What is the purpose of germination?
Definition
Degrade the cell walls of the endosperm and make enzymes
Term
What is the 3rd stage of malting?
Definition
Kilning
Term
The temperature is gradually increased through the process of kilning because...
Definition
enzymes are more sensitive to heat when moisture levels are high
Term
Ale malts develop more _____ & ______ than lagers, due to being treated at a higher temperature.
Definition
color, flavor
Term
How are specialty malts produced?
Definition
Roasting
Term
What is the order in increasing color of 4 specialty malts?
Definition
Cara Pils, Crystal, Chocolate, Black
Term
What is the latin name for hops?
Definition
Humulus lupulus
Term
What are the active ingredients of hops for brewing?
Definition
Resins and oils
Term
Where are these components (resins and oils) found?
Definition
Lupulin glands
Term
What is the chemical name for the bitterness precursors?
Definition
alpha-acids (converted to iso-alpha acids during boiling)
Term
What are hops classified as and what is the difference?
Definition
Bittering or aroma based on quality of their aroma and level of resin
Term
How are hops most frequently added?
Definition
Pellets
Term
How else can hops be added?
Definition
As extracts made with liquid carbon dioxide
Term
What happens if these extracts of hops are reduced?
Definition
Protect against light damage
Term
What is the liquid obtained in mashing?
Definition
Wort
Term
What is the first stage in starch breakdown?
Definition
Gelatinization (65 degrees C for malt starch)
Term
What are the enzymes that break down starch?
Definition
Amylases
Term
In a well-run brewery, water usage is about ___ barrels for every barrel of beer produced.
Definition
3-5
Term
Hard water contains high levels of...
Definition
Calcium
Term
Examples of water with high and low levels of calcium, respectively
Definition
Burton, Pilsen
Term
What are alternative sources of sugar called?
Definition
Adjuncts
Term
What are starches that need to be cooked before use?
Definition
Rice, corn, sorghum
Term
Roller mills are used when the brewer is using a....
Definition
lauter tun
Term
Hammer mills are used when the brewer is using a....
Definition
Mash filter
Term
Darcy's Law explains...
Definition
the rate of wort separation (pressure x bed permeability x filtration area/bed depth x viscosity)
Term
Reasons for boiling wort
Definition
Precipitation, volatilization, concentration, isomerization of hop resins, sterilization
Term
What is the solid material produced in boiling?
Definition
Hot break or trub
Term
Latin names for yeast...
Definition
Saccharomyces cerivisiae (ale) and saccharomyces pastorianus (lager)
Term
How is yeast age assessed?
Definition
Count bud scars
Term
Why does yeast need some oxygen in brewing fermenations?
Definition
To synthesize membrane lipids
Term
Customary pitching rate for yeast
Definition
1 million cells/mL/degree plato
Term
Yeast count is performed using a...
Definition
hemocytometer
Term
Yeast needs to be ______ & __________
Definition
alive (viable) and healthy (vital)
Term
What is used to assess if yeast is alive?
Definition
Stain methylene blue
Term
How are fermentations often accelerated?
Definition
By adding zinc
Term
What is high gravity brewing?
Definition
Producing beer from a higher strength wort than is needed for a given beer strength, with dilution of the product to sales strength as the last stage in the process
Term
What does yeast generate during fermentation?
Definition
Diacetyl (butterscotch flavor)
Term
How do you get rid of diacetyl/butterscotch flavor?
Definition
Let it keep fermenting and keep contact with yeast
Term
After fermentation, beer is chilled to ____ to aid _____.
Definition
-1 degrees C, stabilization
Term
How is settling of solids in beer enhanced?
Definition
By adding isinglass
Term
Beer is filtered using....
Definition
kieselguhr or perlite
Term
How can beer be further stabilized?
Definition
Addition of PVPP to remove polyphenols or tannic acid
Term
How can residual microbes be removed?
Definition
Pasteurization or membrane filtration
Term
What is the carbon dioxide level generally increased to?
Definition
2-3 volumes
Term
Typical filling rate for bottles
Definition
>1,200 bottles per minute
Term
Typical filling rates for cans
Definition
>2,000 cans per minute
Term
Why is beer considered to be a sports drink in some countries?
Definition
The osmotic pressure is the same as bodily fluids
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