BEER INTRODUCTION
BEER IS A FERMENTED ALCOHOLIC DRINK WHICH IS MADE OF CEREALS ,GRAINS, BARLEY, RICE, WHEAT .TODAY, BEER MAKING IS A MAJOR INDUSTRY IN WORLD.
ANCIENT EGYPTIANS BREWED BEER AROUND 7000 YEARS AGO AND MANY CIVILIZATIONS BREWED BEER FROM DIFFERENT DIFFERENT CEREALS. THE POOR AND THE RICH BOTH PREFERRED BEER TO DRINK.
INGREDIENTS TO MAKE BEER
1 MALT : MALT BASICALLY EXTRACT FROM CEREAL AND BEST CEREAL FOR BEER MAKING IS BARLEY.
2 WATER : WATER IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT IN BEER MAKING. WATER HELP TO INFLUENCE THE TASTE AND FLAVOUR OF BARLEY IN BEER..
3 HOPS : THE HOPS IS A CLIMBING VINE, AS A CANNABIS. HOPS GIVE DRYNESS AND BITTERNESS TO THE BEER.
4 SUGAR : SUGAR ARE ADDED FOR FERMENTATION AND GIVE SWEETNESS TOO.
5 YEAST : YEAST IS LIVING BACTERIA WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO FERMENT.
6 FINING : ITS A BRIGHTENING AGENT WHICH CLEAR AND BRIGTEN THE BEER.
BEER MAKING PROCESS
1 MALTING : MALTING PROCESS, STARCH IN THE CEREAL CONVERT INTO SOLUBLE SUGAR. BARLEY SOAKED IN WATER FOR 3 DAYS THEN SPREAD ON THE MALTING FLOOR TO SPROUTING. SPROUTING ALSO CALLED GREEN MALT. GREEN MALT IS THEN
DRIED AND ROAST IN KILN TO STOP FURTHER SPROUTING..THEN MAKE A COARSE POWDER . THIS PROCESS ALSO CALLED GRIST.
2 BREWING : THE GRIST IS SENT TO MASH TUN WITH HOT WATER AND SOME OTHER GRAINS LIKE UNMALTED BARLEY, MAIZE, RYE, AND WHEAT. THIS PROCESS CALLED MASHING. THIS MASH IS HEATED AROUND 60 DEGREE AND EXTRACT SOLUBLE MATERIAL. THIS SWEET LIQUID ALSO CALLED WORT.
THIS WORT SENT TO BIG COPPER VESSEL, WHERE DRIED HOPS AND SUGAR ADDED.THEN AGAIN BOILED FOR 1 OR 2 HOURS WHICH GIVES BITTER FLAVOUR.
3 COOLING AND PITCHING : THE WORT IS THEN COOLED DOWN TO 15 DEGREE.
4 FERMENTATION : SACCHAROMYEES CEREVISIAE YEAST USED FOR MAKING ALE BEER . YEAST MULTIPLY AND FORM A UPAR LAYER ON LIQUID AND CONVERT SUGAR INTO ALCOHOL AND GIVE CO2 .
SACCHAROMYEES CARLSBERGENSIS YEAST USED FOR MAKING LAGER BEER.
5 MATURING AND PASTEURIZATION : AFTER FERMENTING ALE BEER RACKED IN STORE TANK FOR 4-21 DAYS . AFTER 3 DAYS PUT INTO CASKS UNPASTURIZED.WITH SOME ACTIVE CELLS AND THIS BEER IS CALLED DRAUGHT BEER .THE LAGER BEER IS ALSO RACKED FOR STORING IN TANK FOR 10-24 WEEKS IN 1-3 DEGREE TEMPERATURE
6 CLARIFYING BEER: FOR CLARIFYING BEER FINING, CARBONATED AND FILTERED WHERE ADDED.
AFTER ALL THIS PROCESS BEER SEND FOR PACKAGING .
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