beermaking

Fermenting hops professionally

Beermaking is the process of brewing beer—combining water, malted grains, hops, and yeast to produce the fermented beverage.

The term covers both commercial brewing and home production: She got into beermaking during the craft beer boom.

Also spelled as two words or hyphenated.

ingredients

barley

Grain for malt

  • maltSprouted grain for brewing
  • hopsBittering agent for ale
  • yeastFermenting fungus

water · wheat · oats · rye · adjuncts · corn · rice · honey · molasses · fruit

fermentation

yeast

Fermenting fungus

primary · secondary · anaerobic · ethanol · esters · phenols · diacetyl · acetaldehyde · flocculation · saccharomyces

styles

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • porterBaggage carrier or dark brew

pilsner · IPA · hefeweizen · saison · bock · witbier · amber · barleywine · tripel

hops

cascade

Successive downward flow

galaxy · magnum · pellets · bittering · aroma · IBU · floral · citrus · piney · resinous

equipment

fermenter

Vessel for microbial conversion

  • carboyLarge bottle for liquids
  • airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
  • hydrometerLiquid density measuring instrument

refractometer · keg · cask · growler · thermometer · auto-siphon

culture

homebrew

Self-made alcoholic beverage

brewmaster · zymurgy · cicerone · tasting · flight · pub · alehouse · guild

process

mashing

Crushing into soft mass

conditioning · kegging · bottling · carbonating · filtering · lagering · priming · racking · fining · pasteurizing

Opposites
beverage production method

beermakingdistilling

Purifying through vaporization

winemaking · moonshining · cider making · distillation

consumption vs. production

beermakingbeer drinking

Consuming malt beverages

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG