Master sheet

What are common adjuncts added to beer?

Adjunct add more starch which gives it more flavor & affects alcohol content. Oats, Wheat, Corn, & Rice.

Describe the 3 steps used in the malting process.

1 – Barley is cleaned/graded/steeped, and soaked in 40% moisture to activate enzymes 2 – Enzymes act on starches to produce simple carbohydrates, CO2, and heat. 3 – Heat is used to stop the sprouting process and the grain is dried for storage

Based on the National institute of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, what is the volume in fluid ounces of a standard drink for the following, beer (5%), malt liquor, wine and distilled spirit?

12 fl oz of beer, 8-9 fl oz of malt liquor, 5 fl oz of wine, 1.5 fl oz of distilled spirits

What are the substrates for: tequila, gin, and vodka?

Agave, juniper berries, potato.

Please list the following from least alcohol to highest alcohol by percentage. Cider, vodka, beer, port, Shochu

beer, cider (cider or beer may be swapped), port, Shochu, vodka

Name 5 ingredients used in chai, a preparation of tea popular in Indian subcontinent.

Black Tea, Cardamon Seeds, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Vanilla, ginger, holy basil (basil unacceptable), turmeric, honey, milk, sugar, jaggery

"True tea" originates from Camellia sinensis. Name the five types of tea.

Black, White, Green, Oolong and Pu-erh

Name 4 distilled beverages and the product that is distilled to make them?

brandy – wine, vodka – cereal grain or potatoes, gin – juniper berries, rum – sugarcane byproducts (molasses, honey, sugarcane juice), tequila – blue agave, mezcal – agave, whiskey – fermented grain mash

Name what the following is made from: Cachaca, vodka, rum, mezcal, baijiu

Cachaca: cane sugar (aka pinga, caninha); vodka: potato; rum: sugarcane juice/ molasses; mezcal/ tequila: agave ; Baijiu, Kaoliang: sorghum

Name three countries from the top 5 producers of tea.

China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Turkey

Jagermeister is a German digestif made with 56 herbs and spices. Please list 5 of the known (some are kept a trade secret) herbs or spices in this spirit.

citrus peel. Licorice, anise, poppy seeds, saffron, ginger, juniper berries, ginseng, cinnamon (bark), chamomile flowers, lavender, rose hips, red sandalwood, blueberries

What are the 3 ingredients used to make Grand Marnier liquor?

cognac brandy, essence of bitter orange and sugar

One of the main characters from the popular sitcom 'Sex and the City', Carrie Bradshaw, always orders this drink on her frequent nightclub visits with girlfriends. Name the drink and its four components.

Cosmopolitan cocktail; made with vodka, triple sec, lime juice/lime, cranberry juice

List two unacceptable flavor compounds in beer, and what flavor do they impart?

Diacetyl - butter or butterscotch; dimethyl sulfide - cooked vegetable, corn, black currant; Ethyl nicotinate - medicinal; Acetaldehyde - green apples; short chain fatty acids - cheese, goat, body odor and wet dog; alcohols other than ethanol - coconut or solvent character

Name three major hop-growing countries.

Germany, U.S., Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, UK.

Describe the brewing process.

Hops and wort are combined and brought to a boil to extract flavor and inactivate enzymes. Other proteins are precipitated out to preserve the beer's longevity.

What's the country of origin for the following beers: Sapporo, Heineken, Molson, Bass?

Japan, Netherlands, Canada, Germany

Name 5 sources of tea other than camelia sinensis.

Lavender, Daisies, Chrysanthenum, Ginger, Rosemary, Hibiscus, Chamomile, Peppermint, Rose hip, Lemongrass, Passionflower, Butterfly pea flower, lemon balm

List 5 of the original ingredients found in Pepsi.

Lemon oil, kola nuts, sugar, water, caramel, nutmeg

What are the 6 grape varieties that can be used to make Red Bordeaux wine?

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Petit verdot, Malbec, Carmenere