Comments on: What’s the difference between ales and lagers?

By: How Yeast Affects Beer Flavor – Beeriety

How Yeast Affects Beer Flavor – Beeriety — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:11:09 +0000

[...] As we’ve mentioned before, when yeast is introduced to wort (pre-beer) it will eat the sugars for energy and expel CO2 and alcohol as waste products, a process known as anaerobic fermentation. Ale yeast ferments on the top of the beer, while lager yeast usually ferments on the bottom. [...]

By: Past Pilsners: Other Lager Styles – Beeriety

Past Pilsners: Other Lager Styles – Beeriety — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:51:10 +0000

[...] in between. (Are you not even sure what makes a lager different from a ale? Take a look at our article on the subject.) Today we’re going to take a look at some lager styles you may not know from Germany, the land [...]

By: Jason M

Jason M — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:58:14 +0000

This is a wonderful, wonderful blog. I've read three entries and haven't learned this much about beer in the 6 months that I've been paying attention. You win the Internet.

By: Jason M

Jason M — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:58:14 +0000

This is a wonderful, wonderful blog. I've read three entries and haven't learned this much about beer in the 6 months that I've been paying attention. You win the Internet.

By: How Beer is Made – Beeriety

How Beer is Made – Beeriety — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:22:07 +0000

[...] The wort is boiled for about an hour during which time hops are added at various points. What are hops? Hops are the small, green cone-like fruit of a vine plant. They provide bitterness to balance out all the sugar in the wort and provide flavor. They also act as a natural preservative, which is what they were first used for. (For more info on hops take a look at our article on the subject.) Once the hour long boil is up the wort is cooled, strained and filtered. It’s then put in a sealed container and yeast is added to it. The brewing is now complete and fermentation begins. The beer is then stored for a couple of weeks at room temperature (in the case of ales) or many many weeks at cold temperatures (in the case of lagers) while the yeast works its fermentation magic. Basically the yeast eats up all that sugar from the grains that’s in the wort and spits out CO2 and alcohol as waste products. (For more info on the difference between ales and lagers check our article here.) [...]

By: 21stCenturyCavePainter

21stCenturyCavePainter — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:54:34 +0000

Great stuff! Love the graphics.