1. Food & Drink

Glossary

You'll find beer and brewing terms defined here.

Force carbonate

What does it mean to force carbonate a beer?

Esters

What are esters?

Alcohol by volume (ABV)

Alcohol by volume defined and how to figure the alcohol by volume in homebrewed beer

Bottle conditioned

What does it mean when beer is bottle conditioned?

Unit of alcohol

What is a unit of alcohol and how does it differ from a serving?

Maltose defined

Maltose defined

Fructose defined

Fructose defined

Lactose defined

Lactose defined

Extreme beer defined

Extreme beer defined

Pasteurization

Pasteurization defined

Definition of Fining

Fining defined

Define Seasonal Beer

What exactly is seasonal beer? Here's the definition.

Define Craft Beer

What exactly is craft beer? Here's the definition.

Define Drinkability

What does drinkability mean? Here's your answer.

Beer clean

What does "beer clean" mean and how can I get my glasses beer clean?

Hefeweizen Defined

hefeweizen defined

Stout

Stout defined here

Barley Wine

Barley wine defined here

Parti-Gyle

Parti-Gyle Defined

Sparge

Sparge Defined

Pale Ale Defined

Pale Ale Defined

Porter Defined

Porter Defined

Wheat Beer Defined

Wheat Beer Defined

India Pale Ale Defined

India Pale Ale Defined

Pilsner

Pilsner Defined

Lauter Tun

Lauter Tun Defined

Session Beer

Session Beer defined

SRM - Standard Research Method

SRM - Standard Research Method Defined

Kiln

Kiln Defined

Reinheitsgebot Defined

Reinheitsgebot Defined

OG - Original Gravity Defined

Original Gravity Defined

FG - Final Gravity Defined

FG - Final Gravity Defined

Flocculate

Flocculate Defined

Growler

Growler Defined

IBU

IBU Defined

Mash

Mash Defined

Wort

Wort Defined

The Definition of Ale

What defines ale? When is a beer an ale and when isn't it? The answer is here.

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