Beer Glossary
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- Hansen
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Emil Christian Hansen was the first to provide scientific evidence of the various strains of yeast. In 1883 he propagated them using pure culturing methods.
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- Hop
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Hops give beer its typical bitter taste, and it helps extend the shelf life and "flower" its stability.
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Beer Glossary
- Wort
- Soluble constituents obtained from malt are boiled with the hops in the wort pan. This achieves sterility and produces the intended original wort extract (gravity).
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