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Beer jargon buster There’s a lot of jargon, buzzwords and terminology floating around the beery world. Beer Hawk is here to help make sense of it all BEERAdmittedly, not jargon, but we know it is the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drink in the world. Brewed using cereal grains and fermented. MALTThink of malt as the base of beer. It provides the sugar for alcohol, but also impacts on the colour and flavour. HOPSHops are responsible for preservative qualities, imparting bitterness and giving flavour and aroma. YEASTA group of organisms that ferment sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide. It also can add flavours to a beer. BOTTLE-CONDITIONEDNaturally carbonated in the the bottle because of an additional fermentation from sugar added in packaging. ABVThis is the measurement of alcohol in a solution described as ‘alcohol by volume’, in percentage terms.
Beer jargon buster
There’s a lot of jargon, buzzwords and terminology floating around the beery world. Beer Hawk is here to help make sense of it all
BEERAdmittedly, not jargon, but we know it is the oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic drink in the world. Brewed using cereal grains and fermented.
MALTThink of malt as the base of beer. It provides the sugar for alcohol, but also impacts on the colour and flavour.
HOPSHops are responsible for preservative qualities, imparting bitterness and giving flavour and aroma.
YEASTA group of organisms that ferment sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide. It also can add flavours to a beer.
BOTTLE-CONDITIONEDNaturally carbonated in the the bottle because of an additional fermentation from sugar added in packaging.
ABVThis is the measurement of alcohol in a solution described as ‘alcohol by volume’, in percentage terms.
ALEA term usually describing some beers fermented with a top fermenting yeast at warm temperatures.
LAGERLager simply means ‘cold stored’. A bottom fermenting yeast in cool temperatures is used. Can be any colour.
DRY HOPPINGThe addition of hops after fermentation. It is used to add loads of aroma to beers but no bitterness.
If you’re not already into craft beer then hopefully you’re thinking about it but may not know where to start, so if that’s the case then I’ve got a suggestion: start with Belgian beer as that’s exactly where my adventure began.
Father’s Day, 16th June 2019, is the special date in the calendar when we celebrate and give a nod to the Dads in our lives. It’s an excuse to spoil them with a little something to say thank you for being awesome. If you’re looking for inspiration for a craft beer -loving Dad, then check out our top 10 Father’s Day craft beer gifts.
If you find yourself reading this, it’s probably for one of two reasons. Either you’ve made the sound decision and invested in a Phillips PerfectDraft Machine and want to learn more about it; or it could be that you’re still on the fence and are asking yourself “Should I buy a PerfectDraft?”. Hopefully this nifty little guide will put your mind at ease and quell any doubts or concerns you have.
In case you missed the explosion of teddy bears and chocolate roses love is apparently in the air. And while you’ve been trying to decide on the perfect Valentine gift for other half this year, we've been busy scouring the shelves for the most tenuous Valentine’s Day-related beers we could find. Enjoy.
Mashing in is the process that extracts all the fermentable sugars from the malt. It's one of the most important steps for all-grain brewing and here's how to do it.
