Brewing Is The Actual Process Of Alcoholic Beveragesand Alcohol Through Fermentation. This Method Isused With Beer Production, Although The Term Canalso Be Used For Other Drinks As Well. The Termbrewing Is Also Used To Refer To Any Chemicalmixing Process As Well.The Process Of Brewing Has A Long History Indeed,which Archeological Evidence Tells Us That Thistechnique Was Actually Used In Ancient Egypt Aswell. Many Descriptions Of Various Beer Recipescan Be Found In Sumerian Writings, Which Are Some Of The Oldest Writings Of Any Type.Even Though The Process Of Brewing Is Complex Andvaries Greatly, Below, You'll Find The Basic Stages Relating To Brewing.1. Mashing - This Is The First Phase Of Brewing,in Which The Malted Grains Are Crushed And Soakedin Warm Water In Order To Create An Extract Of Themalt. The Mash Is Then Held At Constant Temperature Long Enough For The Enzymes To Convertstarches Into Fermentable Sugar.2. Sparging - At This Stage, Water Is Filtered Through The Mash To Dissolve All Of Thesugars. The Darker, Sugar Heavy Liquid Is Knownas The Wort.3. Boiling - The Wort Is Boiled Along With Any Remaining Ingredients To Remove Any Excesswater And Kill Any Type Of Microorganisms. Thehops, Either Whole Or Extract Are Added At Somepoint During This Stage.4. Fermentation - The Yeast Is Now Addedand The Beer Is Left To Ferment. After It Hasfermented, The Beer May Be Allowed To Ferment Again,which Will Allow Further Settling Of The Yeast Andother Particulate Matter Which May Have Been Introducedearlier In The Process.5. Packaging - At The Final Stage, The Beer Will Contain Alcohol, But Not Too Much Carbondioxide. The Brewer Will Have A Few Options Toincrease The Levels Of Carbon Dioxide. The Most Common Approach Is Force Carbonation, Via The Directaddition Of CO2 Gas To The Keg Or Bottle.After It Has Been Brewed, The Beer In Normally A Finished Product. At This Point, The Beer Is Kegged, Casked, Bottled, Or Canned. Beers Thatare Unfiltered May Be Stored For Further Fermentationin Conditioning Tanks, Casks, Or Bottles To Allowsmoothing Of Harsh Alcohol Or Heavy Hops.There Are Some Beer Enthusiasts That Consider A Long Conditioning Period Attractive For Various Strong Beers Such As Barley And Wines. Depending Onthe Beer Enthusiast And What He Likes To Drink, It Will Vary.(word Count 410)PPPPP
