Do you know the different types of beer according to its preparation?

There are a lot of types of beer according to its preparation. Definitely, the appearance of the craft beer has awakened the interest in the difference kind, which you can taste.

Beer has a great tradition. Since ancient civilizations, such as the Egyptian, we can find evidence of its preparation and its important role. For example:  This delicious drink was the base of the family diet, thanks to its rich nutritional contribution. As well as, some of the Egyptian workers were paid with beer.

How is beer brewed?

The process of beer brewed consists in extracting the sugar and the beer wort. Then it has to boil with water and the hop, which gives aroma and bitter taste. The next step is fermentation with the yeast. In this way, the sugar will transform into alcohol. If the fermentation is high this beer will be Ale, but if the fermentation is low this beer will be Lager. So depending on the fermentation there are different types of beer.

These are the main 6 naturals ingredients of each beer. So let’s know them!

• Malt is heads of barley, which have germinate and then have been dried and roasted with hot air.
• Hop gives the bitter taste to beer, as well as promote the foam stabilizing. This ingredient has not always been used, it relative modern.
• Yoast makes fermentation. So it turns the carbohydrates and amino acid of malt and grains into alcohol. There are 2 types of fermentation: low and high fermentation, we talk about it below.
• Water is the main ingredient. Beer has about 90% water. At the beginning go production water is used to mix with malt and later when it is necessary to filter the mixture. It also influences in taste.
• Other grains, such as wheat, corn, etc. give different tastes to beer. In addition, they promote the foam stabilizing.
• Sugar is used to increase the amount of alcohol in beer.

Which types of beer according to its preparation do you know?

There are different types of beer according to its preparation. Mainly, there are 3 kind of beer depending on its fermentations:

• Low fermentation

In  this case, the yeasts ferment on the bottom in cool temperatures and it results the «Lager» beer. They must be stored for about 3 months in containers before bottling. They are typical in Centre Europe and they have to be served cold. These are the most important types:

1. Bock

This is one of the strongest Lager Beer, which can have about 6% alcohol. They are very popular in Germany. The block beer can be dark or clear

    2.  Dark or Dunkel Lager

It is the Lager Black Beer, which is very strong and its barley malt is more roasted than the other.

    3.  Pale Lager

It has the less roasted barley and hop of the Lager Beer. And the result is yellow and light beer, which has low quantity of alcohol. It taste is soft and refreshing. It was born in Czech Republic.

     4.  Pilsener

It is the most typical beer in Spain, which is similar to Pale Lager.

• High fermentation

This kind of beer is called «Ale» and it has fruits and bitter tastes, which is traditional in UK and USA. It uses yeasts, which ferments on the top. And the fermentation is in high temperatures between 15º and 25ºC. In this way, the beer production is faster and it isn’t necessary to stock it.

The best known Ale are these:

Are craft beer fashionable?

Some years ago the development of the craft beer started. Nowadays, there are a lot of craft beer producers, even the major brands have a craft beer. So we can say that the craft beer is also another types of beer according to its preparation.

This kind of beer has the same recipe, but its production should be manual and no so much mechanical. In this way, the craft beer has different tastes and more capacity for innovation.

However the main different is that it is free of additives and chemical preservatives, as well as, it isn’t pasteurized. So it has a more natural production.

Do know Beer Spa Spain?

If you would you like to have complete beer experience, you should visit Beer Spa Spain. Here you have the possibility to enjoy your favorite drink both within and out your body.

Its services includes a bath in a tube of beer, while you also drink beer. In this way, you can take advantage its healthy benefit on your skin, your hair, etc. and at the same time taste some special beers. After that you can get a massage or beauty treatment with hop oil.

It is a different way of know and enjoy your favorite drink.

In conclusion, there are a lot of types of beer according to its preparation, but the main different is how is its fermentation, which can be at low or high temperature. In this way, we have so many tastes, colors, etc.

So now, we know more about its elaboration, I would like to taste everyone, and you? Which one have you tasted? Which is your favorite beer according to its preparation? Leave your comments.

Inma Aragón