Articles about craft beer
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¿La levadura del pan y la cerveza es la misma?
La levadura habitual de panadería y muchas de las utilizadas para elaborar cerveza pertenecen a la misma especie: Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sin embargo, suelen ser cepas diferentes, seleccionadas por características distintas....
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¿Por qué la cerveza hace espuma y por qué a veces desaparece enseguida?
La espuma de la cerveza se forma cuando el gas disuelto sale del líquido y queda atrapado en pequeñas burbujas. Para que esas burbujas permanezcan juntas, no basta con la...
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¿El lúpulo y el cannabis son de la misma familia?
Sí. El lúpulo y el cannabis pertenecen a la familia botánica Cannabaceae, aunque son plantas distintas y forman parte de géneros diferentes: Humulus y Cannabis. El lúpulo cervecero se conoce...
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¿Qué es la malta y en qué se diferencia de la cebada?
La malta es un cereal que ha pasado por un proceso de germinación controlada y secado. Se obtiene principalmente de la cebada, aunque también pueden maltearse otros cereales. La diferencia...
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The Brewery That Became a Penicillin Factory
In the Inn River valley, surrounded by the mountains of the Austrian Tyrol, there is a factory capable of producing an antibiotic from the initial cultivation of the fungus all...
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What DDH Means in Beer and Why It Appears So Often on IPAs
DDH means Double Dry Hopped, in other words, a beer with double dry hopping or double cold hopping. In practice, the term is used mainly in modern IPAs, NEIPAs, Hazy...
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Beer Geeks: craft as cult
For decades, beer was a routine mass-consumption product. It was drunk, consumed. However, at the beginning of the 21st century a new kind of beer drinker emerged and transformed that...
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How craft beer is made
How craft beer is made (and why tasting is part of the process) Making craft beer means bringing science and sensitivity together. There are no automatic shortcuts or closed...
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Cellar beers
Cellar beers: the art of time in beer In beer culture, time does not simply pass: it acts. Some beers evolve, change and gain nuance over months or years. These...
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Buying guide: how to choose the best Stout for your taste
Stouts are one of the deepest and most complex expressions in the world of beer. Born in England and evolved around the world, they combine notes of coffee, cocoa, oats...
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What is beer?
Beer is a fermented drink made mainly from water, malt, hops and yeast. Its history goes back more than 6,000 years, and today it is one of the most consumed...
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The ultimate guide to craft beer styles
Blonde or dark? IPA or Lager? The ultimate guide to craft beer styles The variety of craft beers today is a whole universe to explore. Knowing the main styles helps...
