If so, we must first understand the four key ingredients needed to prepare the batch of beer: water, fermentable sugar, hops and yeast. Each ingredient is part of the recipe and must be cooked in a way to get a big hit with the beer. Understand the basic features and how each component is designed to react with others is an important part of the brewery.
Water: Water is the main ingredient in beer, so it is very important that the water tastes good. If tap water at home is good, you should use a beer. If you do not like the taste of tap water, then you can use bottled water or distilled water, but. If you use tap water, the first bottle to evaporate the chlorine and other chemicals that can interfere with the fermentation process. Cool before using.
fermented sugar, barley malt ingredient commonly used in filling the quota of sugar for a recipe for home brewed beer. Some of the breweries to replace some corn, rice, wheat or other cereals to add a beer-tasting. Home brewers can buy ready-made forms of barley malt syrup, malt or malt extract is called instead of trying to Malta beans from scratch, because it is very complicated and sensitive. The use of malt to make sure that the sugar was finished only in the right way, and you need to intervene in the process of fermentation.
Hops: Hops are cone-shaped flowers can be found in hop vines. They cite the bitter taste of beer to counteract the sweetness. Hops also help prevent pollution and help keep the “head” (protective foam when poured beer) more. Many brewers use hops in the world, that the taste of beer.
Yeast: Do not use bread yeast for beer! The yeast is grown specifically for use in the brewing industry. There are two main categories of beer yeast, the beer and beer. Ale yeasts ferment at the top, ie, they tend to hang on the top of the fermentation in the bottle and everything is in the base after most of the fermentation is carried out. yeast is not active ferment below 50 degrees F (20 degrees C). Lager yeasts are bottom fermenting, and are best used at temperatures ranging from 55 degrees F (25 degrees C) to 32 degrees F (0 C). As its name suggests, the type of yeast used plays an important role in influencing the type of beer that was made. Do not rely on yeast to identify the beer, however, that all ingredients play a role in the taste and the type of beer that is created.
For a great resource on beer making, try the Madden Beverage Brewer’s Blog. Madden Beverage is a Maine Beer Store featuring specialty wine and brewing supplies as well.