Mike's Home Brew.
| A | |
|---|---|
| Adjunct | A fermentable ingredient other than barley |
| Aerate | To force air into wort to help yeast growth |
| Alpha Acid | The bittering acid in hops |
| B | |
|---|---|
| Balling | Unit of measure used to determine the density of liquid compared to water. |
| Barley | A cereal grain used for making beer |
| Bittering Hops | Hops added at the beginning of a wort boil to add bitterness to the wort to counteract the sweetness of the malt. |
| F | |
|---|---|
| Final Gravity | The density of beer in relation to water at the end of the fermentation process. |
| Finishing Hops | Hops added to the last stages of boiling wort to add flavor and aroma. |
| H | |
|---|---|
| Hops | Flower used to flavor and preserve beer |
| Hydrometer | A device used to determine the density of liquid compared to water. This can be used to determine the potential alcohol content. |
| W | |
|---|---|
| Wort | The sweet liquid that comes from mashing. Unfermented beer. |
