Types of Alchol - Beer

Hey everyone. Today I'm going to be starting a new series. It's going to be about the different types of beverages that contain alchol. Starting with common drinks such as beer, and then moving to more hard liquors. I think this will be interesting to research, and hopefully interesting to read. Today I'm going to be talking about Beer.

Beer is the oldest and most common alcholic beverage. It's also the third most popular drink, both alcholic and non alcholic, in the world. There are recent archeological findings that suggest that beer may have been brewed as early as 9000 BC. Beer was also mentioned in the Code of Hammurabi, and egyptians even had a God of beer.

The ingredients of beer are pretty simple. Mainly, beer consists of malted barley, hops, yeast, and water. Sometimes barley is replaced with corn, or rice, but barley is the most popular. Beer mainly consists of water, with the other ingredients combining to make the hoppy, alcholic flavor that beer is known for.

Beer is made using the process of fermentation. This process occurs in places called breweries. The process of brewing involves combining grains or barleys with hops. This is turned into a sugary liquid, which is then fermented. After the fermentation process, beer is created. The sugary liquid is created by mixing malted barley and hot water. This process is known as mashing. This is where the starches are turned into sugars. The end product is a sugary liquid called Wort. The wort is then put into a large kettle where it is boiled, usually for an hour. It is boiled so that all the water will evaporate, leaving the sugary substance behind. The wort is cooled, and combined with yeast. This is where the wort becomes beer. The fermentation process takes anywhere from one week to one month, depending on the type of beer. The beer is then bottled, and is ready for consumption.

The alchol percentage of beer is usually around three percent. There are also light versions of certain beers that have lower alchol percentage or less calories. Many people use beer at social events, and parties. It's not often used if you want to get completely drunk, but after a few beers, you'll feel a buzz.

This concludes my first post on types of alchol. I hope you enjoyed it. I'll probably talk about other alcholic variations in the beer family next. There are so many different alcholic beverages that it would be foolish to try and cover them all. However, my goal is to cover all the major and well known ones. Thanks for reading, and I hope you'll check back often!