Brewing & Homebrewing Terms

Malt such as pale malt, that serves as the "backbone" of the beer, as well as the main sugar source for fermentation.

Hops used early in the boil to impart bitterness. They do not generally impart much flavor or aroma.

The boiling process takes sweet wort produced either by mashing or by adding extracts to water and boils it for an extended period with hops to create hopped wort.

Carbonating beer with an additional fermentation in the bottle.

Brewing in a bag (BIAB) is a technique developed in Australia, which generally requires a single brewing vessel only, and a fine mesh bag to hold the grain