Glossary

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.

Shandy - The Definition of Shandy
Shandy defined

Lambic - The Definition of Lambic
Lambic defined.

Köbes - The Definition of Köbes
Köbes Defined

Decoction - The Definition of Decoction
Decoction Defined

Dry Hop - The Definition of Dry Hop
Dry Hop Defined

Adjunct - The Definition of Adjunct
Adjunct Defined

Krausen - The Definition of Krausen
Krausen Defined

Barrel - The Definition of Barrel
Barrel defined

Beer Gas - The Definition of Beer Gas
Beer Gas defined

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

Strike Water - The Definition of Strike Water
Strike Water defined

Conversion - The Brewer's Definition of Conversion
Conversion defined

Grain Bed - The Definition of Grain Bed
Grain Bed defined

Carboy - The Definition of Carboy
Carboy defined

Trub - The Definition of Trub
Trub defined

Mash Tun Efficiency - The Definition of Mash Tun Efficiency
Mash Tun Efficiency defined

Sparger - The Definition of Sparger
Sparger defined

All Grain Homebrewing - The Definition of All Grain Homebrewing
All Grain Homebrewing defined

False Bottom - The Brewer's Definition of False Bottom
False Bottom defined

Wort Collection Manifold - The Definition of Wort Collection Manifold
Wort Collection Manifold defined

Mash Tun - The Definition of Mash Tun
Mash Tun defined

Stuck Mash - The Definition of Stuck Mash
Stuck Mash Defined

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.