Chapter 14
Beer: Ales and Lagers
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Chapter Objectives
Talk about the ingredients used to make beer
Explain the brewing process
Discuss the difference between lager and ale
Discuss the production and marketing of beer
Identify general varieties of lagers and ales
Justify an argument for classifying sake as a
wine or a beer
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Ingredients Used to Make Beer
Yeast ̶ two main types:
1) top-fermenting (ale)
2) bottom-fermenting (lager)
Water (90 percent)
Malt
Hops
Adjunct grain
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The Brewing Process
Malt, hops, and water are boiled to make
wort
Once the wort is cooled, yeast is added to
begin fermentation
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Difference Between Lager and Ale
The yeast used makes the difference
ALE: top-fermenting yeast
LAGER: bottom-fermenting yeast
A misnomer is that all ales are dark and
heavy in flavor and that all lagers are crisp
and light in flavor. The opposite can be
true if the correct yeast is used.
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Production and Marketing of Beer
Large-scale breweries
Microbreweries
Brew pubs
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General Varieties of Lagers and Ales
ALES LAGERS
Abbey beers Black beer
Barley wine Bock
Bitter Dunkel
India pale ale Dopplebock
Stout Eisbock
Porter Malt liquor
Scotch Ale Pilsner
Trappist ale Rauchbier
Weizen ale Steam beer
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Classsify Sake as Wine or Beer
Sake means the essence of the spirit of
rice
Has an alcohol content of 12 – 17%
No carbon dioxide
Generally served warmer
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CONCLUSION
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