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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Brewing''' is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BC, and archaeological evidence suggests that emerging civilizations including ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia brewed beer.<br />
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Since the nineteenth century the brewing industry has been part of most western economies.<br />
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Brewing may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer, at home by a homebrewer, or by a variety of traditional methods such as communally by the indigenous peoples in Brazil when making cauim.<br />
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== Ingredients ==<br />
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The basic ingredients of beer are water and a fermentable starch source such as malted barley. Most beer is fermented with a brewer's yeast and flavoured with hops.<br />
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Less widely used starch sources include millet, sorghum and cassava.<br />
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Secondary sources (adjuncts), such as maize (corn), rice, or sugar, may also be used, sometimes to reduce cost, or to add a feature, such as adding wheat to aid in retaining the foamy head of the beer.<br />
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The proportion of each starch source in a beer recipe is collectively called the grain bill.<br />
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== Process ==<br />
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Steps in the brewing process include:<br />
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* Malting<br />
* Milling<br />
* Mashing<br />
* Sparging<br />
* Lautering<br />
* Boiling<br />
* Fermenting<br />
* Conditioning<br />
* Filtering<br />
* Packaging<br />
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== Methods of fermentation ==<br />
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There are three main fermentation methods:<br />
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* Warm<br />
* Cool<br />
* Spontaneous<br />
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Fermentation may take place in an open or closed fermenting vessel; a secondary fermentation may also occur in the cask or bottle.<br />
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Additional brewing methods include:<br />
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* Barrel aging<br />
* Double dropping<br />
* Yorkshire Square<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Brewery]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewing Brewing] @ Wikipedia<br />
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