What is bottle conditioning? Bottle conditioning is the process of adding carbonation to your beer by natural processes. It is done in the bottle by the actions of live yeast. |
What is bottom fermenting? Bottom fermenting is done by lager yeast that settles at the bottom of the fermenter. |
What is bouquet? Bouquet is a term used to describe the aroma of your beer. |
What does a bright beer mean? Bright is a term used to describe beer's brilliance and clarity when it is tasted. |
What is a cask? A cask is a barrel, usually made of wood, which contains live yeast sediment. A cask can be used in lieu of a keg for carbonation. |
What is cask conditioning? Cask conditioning is carbonating your beer from natural refermentation in the barrel it was dispensed from. |
Why is my beer hazy? A finished beer could have haziness or cloudiness, a "chill haze", as a result of undegraded proteins. |
What are chlorophenols? Chlorophenols can produce an unpleasant taste and smell, and can be caused by using chlorine based sanitizers. |
What are chocolate malts? Chocolate malts are similar to black malts because it is a dark malt. However, instead of having a smokey flavor, chocolate malts produce a rich, nut... |
What is decoction? Decoction is extracting something by boiling. This is usually done when mashing grains, some of the mash is removed, boiled, and returned to the mash... |
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