Master sheet

What popular drink did a Dutch medical professor produce in his laboratory while trying to come up with a blood cleanser that could be sold in drugstores?

Gin

Beers that are made out of grains other than barley, oats, rye, or wheat are known as what type of beer?

gluten-free beer

What is the German beer style that is brewed with coriander and sea salt?

Gose

Which tea is blanched and fermented prior to drying to maintain the activity of the polyphenols and prevents oxidation of the polyphenols?

Green Tea

Which is the only US state that produces coffee?

Hawaii

Mead is an alcoholic beverage made with what?

Honey

What plant contributes bitter flavor and pleasant aroma to beer?

hops

In beer making when does dry hopping occur?

hops that are added after the wort has cooled.

What are English hops?

Hops typically used for english style ales, such as fuggles, goldings and northdown

What was originally used in beer for its antimicrobial properties?

Hops.

What is "Sweetness" in terms of wine?

How much sugar is in wine, up to 1.5%

What are the compounds in hops that provide the bitter component and that affect the taste of beer the most?

Humulones

What is the botanical name of the plant that hops are extracted from?

Humulus lupulus

What scale is used to measure the bitterness of commercially brewed beers?

IBU (International Bitterness Unit)

What is the processing difference between green tea and black tea?

in green tea, leaves are steam-treated before drying to inactivate enzymes and avoid color change from green to black; In black tea, manufacturing enzymes are not inactivated, but fermentation occurs which changes color from green to black prior to drying

What is the cause of the haze in beer?

incomplete protein hydrolysis during mashing or insufficient protease activity

Which countries are the leading producers and exporters of tea?

India, China

In beer making, what does IBU stand for and what does it indicate?

International Bitterness Units; measures the concentration of hop compounds in beer, specifically concentration of isohumulone, an acid found in hops that gives beer its bitter taste

What is the standardized method of brewing tea?

ISO 3103

In beer making, during the boiling process, roughly 25-35% of the alpha acids in the bitter hops are converted to what compound?

iso-alpha acids