Of dried malt is lighter beer and fried – are dark. No less attention should be taken to the choice of hops. In the production of beer using spikes of perennial plants, the so-called hop cones. " Incidentally, the use of hops for brewing already recorded in X-XI century, and in the xix century, its cultivation in Russia were put on an industrial basis. Cultivate good hops and select suitable spikelets was only by patient and diligent workers in several farms. But back to the description of beer. The malt is ground and mixed with water.
The resulting wort (or, as it is called, deadlock) is heated. There are several ways Preparation of wort (English, Bavarian, infusion, decoction), differing in temperature and the proportions of the components. The choice of method depends on the qualities that the brewer wants to feel in their offspring. First Hops soaked separately in hot water and then added to the pot of wort, and the mixture was boiled for 2 hours. Water for the brewing of beer is not suitable for every – you need to make it soft. In many German and Czech beer owe their worldwide fame as a quality of water sources which are located in these states. During the cooking phase enzymatic changes occurring starch, which is contained in the malt. Therefore, heating temperature has great influence on the taste of the final product, and is always kept secret by master craftsmen.
After cooking the resulting composition is removed from the hops, and the liquid is poured into wooden vats where it is cooled. Intensity of cooling is different for different types of beer, and largely due to the traditions of the manufacturer. In the chilled wort added brewer's yeast. The creation of this ingredient robs breweries considerable share of the budget, and to improve the properties of these mushrooms is working more than a dozen scientists. Can now imagine how great role played by brewer's yeast in beer production, and how much reflects the fermentation in the range of flavors the drink? In the beer business use only pure yeast culture, so-called race (stamps), which have a number of distinctive features. In brewing different yeast high-and bottom-fermenting. By top fermentation is a process in which the yeast rise to the surface mass, where it remained until the end of fermentation, a grass-roots – the process by which the yeast after fermentation descend on bottom of the vessel. Depending on the type of yeast, fermentation temperature and duration, we get either "el" (beer fermentation) or lager (bottom-fermented beer). Fermentation lasts about a week, after which the beer poured into metal containers, where some time (depending on the brand of drink – from 1-2 weeks to several months). Finally, the beer is filtered, pasteurized and bottled in containers. Has come a long way from ears, waving in the wind, to the wonderful drink, beer, poured into a tall mug is in the hands of the gourmet. Taster meticulously examines it in light, is critical of the foam layer and then makes a careful sip. The smile on the lips of aesthetic satisfaction of the alcoholic lover masterpieces finish our story.