Brewing

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  • Created on: 08-06-13 20:20
How is sugar obtained from barley/grain?
Allowed to germinate, so starch broken into sugar; dried in a kiln (malting); mashed up to make sugary solution, sieved; hops added to give flavour
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What happens if oxygen is present when the yeast-solution is fermenting?
Vinegar is made instead of beer
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Why is alcohol distilled?
To increase the concentration of the alcohol
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Why is beer pasteurised?
To completely stop fermentation, and kill any leftover yeast
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What temperature is used in distillation? Why?
78°C - Alcohol turns to vapour at this point, but water doesn't
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What happens if oxygen is present when the yeast-solution is fermenting?

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Vinegar is made instead of beer

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Why is alcohol distilled?

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Why is beer pasteurised?

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What temperature is used in distillation? Why?

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