How to brew your own beer
  • 1. What is the first essential ingredient in beer?
A) Water
B) Hops
C) Malt
D) Yeast
  • 2. What is the primary purpose of malt in brewing?
A) Adds aroma
B) Clears the beer
C) Provides sugars for fermentation
D) Adds bitterness
  • 3. What is the role of hops in beer?
A) Provides alcohol
B) Adds bitterness and aroma
C) Creates carbonation
D) Adds sweetness
  • 4. What is the function of yeast in brewing?
A) Cleans the wort
B) Adds flavor to the beer
C) Converts sugars into alcohol and CO2
D) Preserves the beer
  • 5. What is 'wort'?
A) Finished beer
B) Hops extract
C) Yeast culture
D) Sugar-rich liquid extracted from malt
  • 6. What is the process of steeping grains in hot water called?
A) Conditioning
B) Fermenting
C) Boiling
D) Mashing
  • 7. What temperature range is generally best for mashing?
A) 200-212°F (93-100°C)
B) 100-110°F (38-43°C)
C) 32-40°F (0-4°C)
D) 148-158°F (64-70°C)
  • 8. Why is the wort boiled after mashing?
A) To sanitize the wort and isomerize hop acids
B) To remove the hops
C) To add more sugar
D) To cool the wort quickly
  • 9. What is 'isomerization' in the context of brewing?
A) Conversion of hop acids into bitter compounds
B) Conversion of water into steam
C) Conversion of sugars into alcohol
D) Conversion of starch into sugar
  • 10. What is the purpose of a wort chiller?
A) To rapidly cool the wort
B) To add oxygen to the wort
C) To heat the wort
D) To filter the wort
  • 11. Why is it important to cool wort rapidly?
A) To increase alcohol content
B) To improve the flavor
C) To stop fermentation
D) To prevent bacterial contamination
  • 12. What is the process of adding yeast to the cooled wort called?
A) Pitching
B) Racking
C) Sparging
D) Priming
  • 13. What is an airlock used for?
A) To filter the beer
B) To add flavor to the beer
C) To allow CO2 to escape while preventing oxygen from entering
D) To measure the alcohol content
  • 14. What is the ideal temperature range for ale fermentation?
A) 60-72°F (16-22°C)
B) 35-50°F (2-10°C)
C) 100-110°F (38-43°C)
D) 80-90°F (27-32°C)
  • 15. What is the ideal temperature range for lager fermentation?
A) 48-58°F (9-14°C)
B) 100-110°F (38-43°C)
C) 60-72°F (16-22°C)
D) 80-90°F (27-32°C)
  • 16. What does 'SG' stand for in brewing?
A) Sugar Granularity
B) Starting Glucose
C) Solution Grade
D) Specific Gravity
  • 17. What instrument is used to measure specific gravity?
A) Thermometer
B) pH meter
C) Refractometer
D) Hydrometer
  • 18. What is 'priming'?
A) Adding yeast to the wort
B) Adding sugar before bottling to create carbonation
C) Adding hops to the boil
D) Filtering the beer
  • 19. What is the purpose of 'secondary fermentation'?
A) To add more hops
B) To increase the alcohol content
C) To kill any remaining yeast
D) To clarify the beer and allow flavors to mellow
  • 20. What is 'trub'?
A) Hop residue
B) Yeast starter
C) Malt extract
D) Sediment formed during boiling and fermentation
  • 21. What is 'racking'?
A) Heating beer
B) Adding sugar to beer
C) Filtering beer
D) Transferring beer from one vessel to another
  • 22. What is 'conditioning'?
A) Cooling the wort
B) Adding hops to the beer
C) Boiling the wort
D) Allowing beer to mature and develop flavor
  • 23. What is a common sanitizing agent used in brewing?
A) Star San
B) Dish soap
C) Vinegar
D) Bleach
  • 24. Why is sanitation important in brewing?
A) To clarify the beer
B) To prevent off-flavors and spoilage
C) To increase alcohol content
D) To speed up fermentation
  • 25. What is a 'grain bill'?
A) The recipe listing the types and amounts of grains used
B) The amount of alcohol in the beer
C) The total cost of ingredients
D) A list of hops used in the beer
  • 26. What does 'IBU' stand for?
A) International Bitterness Units
B) Ingredient Breakdown Units
C) Ideal Brewing Utility
D) Internal Brewing Units
  • 27. What's the purpose of adding Irish moss during the boil?
A) To help clarify the wort
B) To add bitterness
C) To increase alcohol content
D) To add aroma
  • 28. What is a 'mash tun'?
A) A type of hop
B) The vessel used for mashing grains
C) A bottling device
D) A fermentation vessel
  • 29. What is the approximate alcohol percentage (ABV) of most beers?
A) 0-1%
B) 30-40%
C) 15-20%
D) 3-10%
  • 30. What is the most common cause of a stuck fermentation?
A) Insufficient yeast or poor yeast health
B) Boiling the wort for too long
C) Too much sugar
D) Too much hops
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