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Ingredients:

The ingredients needed to brew beer are water, the grain (barley in general) malt which is the key of the production process, the yeast which transforms sugars into alcohol, the hops (which can be replaced with spices, grass and fruits) and finally spices which can be used as a preservative and to give flavor to the beer.

Water

It is essential to use a pure water and especially of consistent quality, because it is the medium in which all the chemical conversions take place (hydrolysis) that give rise to your preferred elixir.

But there is no ideal type of water for brewing. The rock salt that is present in the water has a major effect on the flavors in the beer. The brewer must determine the type of beer he/she wants to produce and select a water that has the appropriate characteristics (For example: adding certain natural salts will neutralize the acidity).

Barley

The barley that is used in brewing has been cultivated for this exact purpose. The quality and flavor it produces varies accorinding to the climate and its farming culture. Normally, barley with two rows (Hordeum Disticum) is used, but six row barley (Horndum Hexasticum) can also be used.

Picture: Sacks of Barley (Roasted Malt).

Barley is the most commonly used grain for brewing because of its special characteristics. It not a demanding grain to farm andcultivate. Its grain is covered with a strawy envelope (glumelle) which is not detached during beating and serves as protection during germination; its serves as a natural mixing pot. Due to this the germinated barley is rich in enzymes and fermentable sugar content and its protein composition makes for a nice head...

Yeast

The fermentation of the beer depends on yeast as well as foods such as bread, wine, yogurt etc. The fermentation of beer depends on yeast as well as good of other food like the bread, the wine, yoghourts, etc.