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How to brew beer at home
Contributed by: Sadler
  • 1. What is the primary grain used in most beer brewing?
A) Barley
B) Wheat
C) Rice
D) Corn
  • 2. What is the process of steeping grains in hot water to extract sugars called?
A) Boiling
B) Mashing
C) Fermenting
D) Sparging
  • 3. What is the purpose of hops in beer brewing?
A) Carbonation
B) Sweetness
C) Flavor and bitterness
D) Color
  • 4. What is the name for the liquid extracted from the mash?
A) Must
B) Lager
C) Grist
D) Wort
  • 5. What organism is primarily responsible for fermentation in beer?
A) Virus
B) Yeast
C) Bacteria
D) Mold
  • 6. What is the ideal temperature range for ale fermentation?
A) 40-55°F
B) 75-85°F
C) 32-40°F
D) 60-72°F
  • 7. What is the purpose of the boil during brewing?
A) Cooling and aeration
B) Carbonation
C) Sedimentation
D) Sanitization and hop addition
  • 8. What is the process of transferring beer into bottles or kegs?
A) Packaging
B) Lagering
C) Priming
D) Racking
  • 9. What is the term for adding a small amount of sugar before bottling to create carbonation?
A) Conditioning
B) Clarifying
C) Priming
D) Pasteurizing
  • 10. What is the ideal storage temperature for most bottled beer?
A) Near an oven
B) Freezing
C) Cool and dark
D) Warm and sunny
  • 11. What does ABV stand for?
A) Alcohol Beyond Volume
B) Alcohol By Volume
C) Alcohol Before Volume
D) Alcohol Between Volumes
  • 12. What is the purpose of an airlock during fermentation?
A) To allow CO2 to escape and prevent contamination
B) To measure the beer's gravity
C) To add oxygen to the wort
D) To filter the beer
  • 13. Which of these is a type of hop?
A) Magnum
B) Cascade
C) Amarillo
D) Fuggle
  • 14. What is the term for unwanted microorganisms in beer?
A) Contamination
B) Inoculation
C) Mutation
D) Fermentation
  • 15. What is the purpose of a hydrometer?
A) To measure temperature
B) To measure pH
C) To measure hop bitterness
D) To measure sugar content
  • 16. What type of beer is typically fermented at cooler temperatures?
A) Stout
B) IPA
C) Ale
D) Lager
  • 17. What is the term for the sediment that settles at the bottom of the fermenter?
A) Wort
B) Trub
C) Must
D) Slurry
  • 18. What is the importance of sanitizing equipment?
A) To add flavor to the beer
B) To prevent off-flavors and spoilage
C) To increase ABV
D) To speed up fermentation
  • 19. What is a mash tun used for?
A) Fermenting beer
B) Mashing grains
C) Bottling beer
D) Boiling wort
  • 20. What does IBU stand for?
A) Individual Bitterness Units
B) Imperial Brewing Units
C) Internal Brewing Units
D) International Bitterness Units
  • 21. Which of the following is NOT a common beer fault?
A) Hoppy Aroma
B) Diacetyl (buttery flavor)
C) Infection (sour flavor)
D) Acetaldehyde (green apple flavor)
  • 22. What is the purpose of cold crashing?
A) To add bitterness
B) To speed up fermentation
C) To clarify the beer
D) To increase carbonation
  • 23. What is the role of gypsum in brewing?
A) Add color
B) Adjust water chemistry
C) Add sweetness
D) Increase alcohol
  • 24. What is a wort chiller used for?
A) To aerate wort
B) To cool wort quickly
C) To filter wort
D) To heat wort
  • 25. Which cleaning agent is generally safe for brewing equipment?
A) Dish Soap
B) Bleach
C) Ammonia
D) PBW
  • 26. What does OG stand for when measuring gravity?
A) Outgoing Gravity
B) Original Gravity
C) Overnight Gravity
D) Optimal Gravity
  • 27. What does FG stand for when measuring gravity?
A) Forthcoming Gravity
B) Future Gravity
C) Final Gravity
D) Fermentation Gravity
  • 28. What is dry hopping?
A) Boiling hops for a long time
B) Adding hops before fermentation
C) Using dried hops instead of fresh
D) Adding hops after fermentation
  • 29. What is the purpose of a fermentation chamber?
A) To control fermentation temperature
B) To add carbonation
C) To filter the beer
D) To store brewing equipment
  • 30. What is the term for a beer that is spontaneously fermented?
A) Wheat beer
B) Pilsner
C) Porter
D) Lambic
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