How is beer made? You're never goig to look at beer the same way again. So grain like barley or wheat, is malted. And next it's milled or crushed, so that the starches are more accessible and they're easily broken down. After malting, milling, warding, mashing, after all that, it's ready for s its fungus o'clock. This is called pitching. Now, the cool down wart is put in this big fermentor tank, and yeast is added,. It ferments anywhere from a few days to a month, depending on the beer. The type of yeast will also determine if it's an ale or a logger
Nothin' like crackin' open a cold one with the Ologites, amirite? If you like booze, you'll love... fungus! Alie goes Rogue and takes a field trip to a brewery in Newport, OR where she smells vats of bubbling beer slop and learns about the microorganisms that are the workhorses of the brewing industry. Learn about yeasts, how beer is made, the hardest part about being a beer maker, the thick history of beer, some home brewing tips and also a nugget about bungholes. Let's get yeasty.
Special thanks to Shannon Feltus and Boni Dutch for the hook-up and the road trip to the coast.
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