Brewing & Homebrewing Terms

An off-flavor is excessive amounts that resembles the aroma or flavor of canned corn/cooked vegetables.

Adding hops to finished beer which provides hop aroma and flavor but no bitterness.

Beer with aromas and flavor reminiscent of earth or soil, such as a forest floor or mushrooms.

The European Brewing Convention (EBC) color method was developed in Europe for measuring the color of Malts and beers.

The "fruity" flavor or aroma most commonly found in ales. Created from the interaction between acids and alcohol.