6. Glossary

Beer

Beverage obtained by alcoholic fermentation of a wort prepared from cereal malt (50% by weight), cereal raw materials, edible sugars and hops. Aromatic herbs or natural spices may be added.

Brewing

A set of operations enabling the hydrolysis of starch, complemented by other physico-chemical transformations.

Spent grains

Solid remains of malt grains after mashing.

Hopping

The action of boiling the wort to give it bitterness with hops, and better stability.

Kieselguhr

Silica earth for beer filtration.

Malting

A series of steps for germinating cereals (soaking, germination, kilning) to synthesize enzymes and solubilize...