TYPES OF ALE

ALE            

Ale is the word that describes the group of beers that use top-fermenting yeast. This feature, as opposed to using low fermentation yeast is what makes the distinction between the two great families of beers: ale and lager.

In the simplest form of processing, during fermentation hot that lasts about three or four days, a temperature of about 25 ° C. is reached, however, many farmers left to ferment beer up to two weeks. Then, most top-fermented beers have some form of post-ripening, which can range from a few days of conditioning hot between 13 and 16 ° C, to a maturation in cold or even a second fermentation in the cask or bottle.

The term refers to the type ale fermentation and has nothing to do with the color, style or body. The ale may be pale or dark, to have much or little body, high or low alcoholic graduation and be more or less bitter. Everything will depend, among other things, the amount and type of malt used, the hops and the maturation experiment.

famous lager beers

TYPES OF LAGER

LAGER

There are two large groups according to their temperature beer fermentation and today we will talk about low temperature

Bottom-fermented beers, known as lager, have a wide range of varieties, from lighter or golden blonde to toast and even black. The most common in Spain are:

• Lager Pilsen: These are the most popular in our country and graduation around 4% alcohol by volume. As for the color, they are blondes with bright reflections from the clear malt. They have a slight hop aroma with soft and fresh notes, and foam body and are lighter than others of its kind. The recommended operating temperature is 5 ° C.

• Special Lager: Graduation at around 5%. They are golden color with amber reflections blondes. Its aromas are marked by malt and hops lightly toasted notes. Creaminess is marked on the vessel walls. It has a pleasant malt flavor with lightly toasted and balance of bitter hops. Temperature: 5 ° C.

• Extra Lager: Your graduation is between 6 and 7% alcohol by volume. They are old gold color with coppery, from roasted cereal reflexes. Intense aromas marked by malted with slight hints of licorice, hops and dairy. marked, creamy and unctuous foam. Very tasty, with body and personality, determined by the roasted malt and hops very present; long end of mouth and an intense and pleasant bitter.

Presentation

Hello, my friends!!!!

This is a blog that we talk about the beer(types,famous,traditions...) our names are Alvaro and Alejandro,  we are students from Santo domingo,La rioja, España.
In our area is more typical and famous the wine but we are fanatics of the beer.
We decide do this blog because we think that is neceseary for the young people who dont drink beer and this blog will do interesting to amateur beer drinkers.