Glossary

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Summary

This page will contain a list of terms used in this wiki and in the brewing process. We will attempt to define them to the best of our knowledge.

Beer

• a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

Wort

• the liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing of beer or whisky. Wort contains the sugars that will be fermented by the brewing yeast to produce alcohol.

Yeast

• a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or other alcoholic beverages.