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Name any two ingredients in Beer Production.
Water, Hops, Barley, Adjunct, Yeast
Why are hops used in beer production?
Anti-microbial, bitter taste, precipitates proteins, foam head.
What are adjuncts?
Starchy materials
Yeast used for top fermentation:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yeast used for bottom fermentation:
Saccharomyces carlsbergeneces
What happens during "Lagering"?
Precipitation, CO2 production, flavour development
Three steps in malting:
Steeping, germination, kilning
The sweet liquid obtained after mashing is called ________.
Wort
Products of alpha and beta amylase:
Dextrins and maltose
Why is wort boiled?
concentrate, sterilize, inactivate enzs. To develop color, precipitate protein, extract soluble materials from the hops, precipitate protein.
Aerobic/Anaerobic condition for alcohol production.
Anaerobic
Temperature for beer fermentation: 10C, 37C, 45C
10C
