Brewing

Brewing is the production of alcoholic beverages through fermentation. This is the method used in beer production, although the term can be used for other drinks such as sake, mead and wine. The term is also sometimes used to refer to any chemical mixing process.

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Brewing has a very long history, and archeological evidence tells us that this technique was used in ancient Egypt. Descriptions of various beer recipes can be found in Sumerian writings, some of the oldest known writing of any sort.

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The brewing industry is part of most western economies.

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Alcohol: In general usage, alcohol (from Arabic al-khwl الكحول, or al-ghawl الغول) refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol (see alcoholic beverage). This sense underlies the...

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Fermentation: In its strictest sense, fermentation (formerly called zymnosis) is the energy-yielding anaerobic metabolic breakdown of a nutrient molecule, such as glucose, without net oxidation. Fermentation yields lactate, acetic acid, ethanol, or some other simple product....

Brewing related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Miller Brewing Vintage	Root Beer Brewing Kit	Robert Portner Brewing Co. c.1900	Hops Humulus Lupulus Cones Commonly Used in Brewing Beer
Hops Humulus Lupulus Cones Commonly Used in Brewing Beer