Discover the secrets of beer through 80 exciting questions! This book by Jean-Paul Hébert and Dany Griffon explores brewing, tasting, and the worldwide beer culture. From ancient ale to craft microbreweries, embark on an informative and delightful brewing journey, between traditions, innovations, and the pleasure of tasting.
Do all beers foam ?
80 Keys to Understanding Beers of Jean-Paul Hébert and Dany Griffon is a comprehensive and accessible popular science book that is aimed at both curious, to the craft beer enthusiasts than to the enthusiasts of brewing culture.
From the plains of Africa to the Japanese temples, from the medieval ale to the Contemporary IPAs, the beer has accompanied all civilizations. Today, the industrial breweries produce nearly 1.8 billion hectoliters per year, while the French microbreweries and foreign ones bring local recipes and spontaneous fermentations back to life.
This book tells the history of the world's most popular beverage, by explaining its origins, his son Evolution and his/her/its/their a thousand faces across the continents.
How do we move from the barley grain to the golden pint ?Why themalted barley Does it remain the queen of brewing cereals? The authors detail each Brewing stage — malting, hot brewing, low fermentation, racking — all while explaining the processes that ensure clarity, aromas, and stability to beer.
We also discover the diversity of raw materials: sorghum, , thousand, , corn, , rice, and their uses in traditional drinks such as the Sorry, "dolo" doesn't appear to be a complete word or phrase in French. Could you please provide more context or check the spelling? African, the Hookah South American or the sake Asian.
Genuine initiatory journey, the book travels across continents to explore the local brewing traditions and the cultural richness they embody. Each question becomes a stopover:
Who invented beer ?
What is a Christmas beer ?
Is a non-alcoholic beer really without alcohol ?
What is the difference between Beerology and Zythology ? ?
This educational pathway allows for a better understanding of the beer styles, their colors, their aromas, and the Social and political contexts in which they are part.
Much more than a drink, the beer is a symbol of friendliness and of sharing. Hébert and Griffon are interested in it. Cultural dimension, to his role in the society, at his Vocabulary specific (Do you speak beer?), and to its dietary virtues.
The book also addresses new trends:
Microbreweries and local craft beers
Beer kit for amateur brewers
Food and beer pairings, true gastronomic experiences
Written in a clear style and illustrated with numerous anecdotes, this book reads like a Brewing manual. It allows us to understand how beer, in turn sacred drink, , food, , remedy or pleasure, reflects the evolution of humanity and its inventive genius.
A reference for all the curious ones, the Students in oenology or zythology, and the Professionals wishing to enrich their beer culture.
Title: Do all beers foam? 80 keys to understanding beers
Authors: Jean-Paul Hébert, Dany Griffon
Editor: Quae
Collection: Seine-Aval Scientific Program
Publication date: November 1, 2019
Format: Paperback
EAN13: 9782759230372
ISBN: 978-2-7592-3037-2
Number of pages: 240
Dimensions: 20.5 × 14 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 412 g
Language: French
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