Author: Urszula Rogalska PhD
Institute of Educational Sciences

 

Subject

Subject

Anims

 Categories

 Methods, and tools

 Brewing technology Raw materials

Malt

·    List major raw materials used in brewing industry  A

 
·         Define concept of “malt”

A

·         Characterise good quality of malt for lager beer production

A, B

 

 

Water

·         Explain an importance of water for brewing

 B

·        Define the quantity of water consumption

C

·         Present parameters of water for brewing industry

C

·         Define term ”residual alkalinity”

A

·         Explain an importance of residual alkalinity for the  brewing process

B

·         List methods of residual alkalinity reduction

A

·       List ions with negative influence on water  quality and course of  brewing process

C

·         Present requirements for water quality used in food industry for manufacture of different food products

B

 

Hop

· Present short botanical characterisation of hop

 B

·         Justify application of female inflorescence of hop in  brewing

B

·         List hop products used  in brewing

B

·         Explain difference between bitter and aroma hops

B

·        Define optimal conditions for storage of hop cones

B

·        Present composition of dried hop cones

A

·      Present treatments used to increase hop stability and explain their significance

D

  Yeast ·         List the most important micro-organisms for beer production

A

·         Indicate significant differences between yeast used in production of lager and top fermented beer

 B

·         List sequence of carbohydrate use by yeast

A

·         List nitrogen compounds used by yeast during   its growth

A

·         Specify other essential compounds necessary for proper growth of yeast

A

·        Design an ideal microbiological conditions for proper beer production

D

 

Adjuncts

·         List adjuncts important in brewing industry

A

·         Explain significance of adjuncts in beer production

B

·         Select adjuncts for beer production

C

  Wort Production

Milling

·      Define a term “wort” and present its essential parameters

A

·         Describe process of malt milling

A

·        Indicate differences between dry and wet milling of wort

B

·         Explain significance of malt conditioning

B,D

·         Match malt milling method with beer type

C,D

 

Mashing

·        Define concept of “mashing”

A

·         Characterise parameters and phenomena during mashing

C

·        Match parameters of malt enzymes with phenomena occurring during mashing

C

·         Describe methods of mashing (infusion and decoction)

A

·        Indicate differences between infusion and decoction mashing

B

·         On diagram, present infusion and decoction mashing process at different parameters

B,  C,  D

·         Select mashing method with reference to  specific predetermined process conditions

A

·         Present typical wort composition

D

·         Evaluate the importance of individual parameters of mashing for beer quality

A

·         Explain concept of “wort filtration” and present principles of filtration

B

·        Explain significance of husk in filtration process

C

·         List methods of acceleration of filtration process

A

·        Define term “spent grains”

C

·       Determine factors influencing spent grains extraction

B

 

Boiling

·         Explain a rationale of boiling  of wort

A,  B

 
·         Describe consecutive stages of wort boiling

D

·         Explain a significance of different stages of wort boiling and addition of hop products

B

·         Explain term “hot breaks

C

·         Present methods of separation of hot breaks

C

·         Present advantages and disadvantages of hot breaks  separation

B

·        Present a rationale behind cooling and aeration of wort

A

 

 

Yeast inoculation ·         Explain term “ pitching temperature”

B

·      Present stages of cooling and aeration of hopped  wort

C

·        Present rationale and significance of cold breaks  removal

A

·         Define concepts of:

    hoped  wort pitching

    pitching yeast

    pure culture

    yeast management

 

A

 

 

Yeast inoculation  ·         List steps and characterise yeast management process

A

 

 

·         List steps in preparation of  yeast for pitching

B

·         Present methods of pitching

C

 

Turbulent fermentation  ·         Present and explain application of Gay – Lussac equation in fermentation

C

·         Explain significance of fermentation process during beer production

 B

·        Present stages of classical fermentation (in open tanks) of beer using bottom fermenting yeast

C

·         On graphs, present changes occurring during vigorous step of fermentation – top and bottom fermenting yeast

B,  C

·         Describe beer fermentation process in cylindroconical vessels (CCV), indicate significant differences as compare to classical fermentation

D

  Beer maturation ·         Explain meaning of “lagering” (maturation, secondary fermentation)

A

·         Describe the conditions for proper beer maturation

C

·         Describe phenomena occurring during maturation of beer

B, C

·         Present a differences in maturation of different types of beer

B

·         List parameters that are controlled during secondary fermentation of beer

B

·         Explain significance of beer maturation

B


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