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Many beer styles are classified as one of two main types, ales and lagers, though certain styles may not be easily sorted into either category.Beers classified as ales are typically made with yeasts that ferment at warmer temperatures, usually between 15.5 and 24 °C (60 and 75 °F), and form a layer of foam on the surface of the fermenting beer, thus they are called top-fermenting yeasts.
Organisers of beer competitions such as the Campaign for Real Ale's (CAMRA) Champion Beer of Britain, the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) local homebrewing competitions, the Brewers Association's World Beer Cup, and the Brewing Industry International Awards have categories in which beers are judged.
lambics are considered other than ales and lagers, because in general lambics can be both top or bottom fermenting. Moreover, they are made with wild yeast, while ales and lagers are not, so they have their own space in the chart; Belgian ale and Dark ale are not meant to be kind of beers, by a way to group the sub-categories
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A glass of lager from Bitburger, a German brewery. Lager (/ ˈ l ɑː ɡ ər /; German: ⓘ) is a style of beer brewed and conditioned at low temperature. [1] Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. [2]
Golden ale or summer ales were developed in the late 20th century by breweries to compete with the pale lager market. A typical golden ale has an appearance and profile similar to that of a pale lager. Malt character is subdued and the hop profile ranges from spicy to citrus; common hop additions include Styrian Golding and Cascade. Alcohol is ...
“The biggest difference between ginger beer and ginger ale is the intensity of the ginger flavor,” says Tyler Ledbetter, bar manager at New York City’s TH/RST Hospitality. “Ginger beer has ...
The difference between the SG of the wort before fermentation and the SG of the beer after fermentation gives an indication of how much sugar was converted to alcohol and CO 2 by the yeast. A basic formula [4] to calculate beer strength based on the difference between the original and final SG is: = ()