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__NOTOC__{{Portal|name==The Brewing Processes==Process}}'''Brewing''' is the production of alcoholic beverages ''beer'' through the fermentation of extracts from [[Malt|malted grains ]] - traditionally barley or wheat. Malted grains are made by allowing grains to germinate and then drying them in kilns. The [[Malting Process|malting process ]] creates enzymes necessary for converting complex starches into sugars.
Malted grains are then crushed and heated with [[Water|water ]] in a process called '''[[Mashing|mashing']]'' to convert complex sugars starches into simple sugars that can be readily extracted and fermented. The sweet sugars are then extracted by running hot water through the grain in a process called '''lautering'[[sparging]]''. A sweet liquid extract called '''[[wort']]'' is produced in the lautering sparging process. The wort is then transferred to a large kettle where it is [[Boiling|boiled]] with [[Hops|hops]] typically for an hour or more.
==Types of Brewing==There are four main methods for brewing beer:* Kit & Kilo* [[Extract Brewing]]* [[Partial Mash]]* [[All Grain]] ==General Brewing Process Articles==
* [[Brewing Your First Beer]]
* [[Tips for Better Beer]]
* [[Moving to All Grain]]
==Brewing Process Articles==
* [[Malting Process|Malting]]
* [[Mashing]]
* [[Sparging]] - ''or lautering''
* [[Boiling]]
* [[Cooling]]
* [[Fermentation]]
* [[Bottling|Priming and Bottling]]
* [[Kegging]]
* [[Troubleshooting]]
==See Also==
* [[Ingredients]]
* [[References|Brewing References]]
* [[Technical|Technical Reference]]
==External Links==
* [http://www.howtobrew.com/ How to Brew] - An online book by John Palmer
* [http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/ Batch Sparging Technique] - A detailed procedure for batch sparging by Denny Conn.
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