Dec 11, 2025 · Beer is an alcoholic beverage produced by extracting raw materials with water, boiling (usually with hops), and fermenting. In some countries beer is defined by law—as in …

Dec 11, 2025 · The object of the entire process is to convert grain starches to sugar, extract the sugar with water, and then ferment it with yeast to produce the alcoholic, lightly carbonated …

Learn about the chemistry of beer and the process of brewing from a brewmaster of the Samuel Adams Brewery, Boston, Massachusetts.

Nov 5, 2025 · Beer - Germination, Brewing, Hops: Activated by water and oxygen, the root embryo of the barleycorn secretes a plant hormone called gibberellic acid, which initiates the …

Dec 11, 2025 · Brewing is unique among the beverage fermentation industries in that yeast from one fermentation is used to pitch the next. This means that hygienic conditions and rigorous …

Nov 5, 2025 · Beer - Brewing, Mashing, Fermentation: The milled malt, called grist, is mixed with water, providing conditions in which starch, other molecules, and enzymes are dissolved and …

Brewing converts grain starches to sugar, extracts the sugar with water, and ferment it with yeast to produce the lightly carbonated beverage.

The earliest brewing process was probably similar to this modern method. Barley was buried in pots and allowed to germinate. The resulting malt, mixed with water, fermented by exposure to …

Nov 29, 2025 · Fermentation, chemical process by which molecules such as glucose are broken down anaerobically. More broadly, fermentation is the foaming that occurs during the …

Learn about the beer of ancient Egypt and the role of the yeast microbe in the brewing process.