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