What are the differences between barley beer and wheat beer?

In the hot summer,it is very comfortable to drink a bottle of cold beer to quench your thirst, relieve hunger, relieve heat and cool down! But do you really understand beer? Why does barley malt become the main raw material instead of wheat malt for brewing beer?The wheat malt yield is so weld,why not use wheat malt to brew beer?What are the differences between barley beer and wheat beer?

Reasons why barley has become the main raw material for brewing beer:

1. Barley is easy to germinate and produces a lot of hydrolytic enzymes;

2. Barley has a wide range of cultivation, which can be said to be all over the world;

3. The chemical composition of barley is suitable for brewing beer;

4. Most importantly, barley is not a staple food for humans.

The carbohydrate content of barley is significantly higher than that of wheat, and the protein content is significantly lower than that of wheat. Moreover, the protein in wheat contains high gluten content, which will further reduce the sugar production efficiency.

From the aspect of brewing technology, high-grade long-chain starches from barley and wheat cannot be directly decomposed by yeast, and must be hydrolyzed by enzymes. The content of enzymes in barley is naturally rich, and simple structural sugar can be obtained through germination only under suitable temperature and humidity, which is difficult for wheat. The bran of barley is also highly combined with the barley kernels, and becomes a natural filter bed after being properly crushed. However, the use of a large amount of wheat requires the addition of rice husk to provide a filter bed, otherwise the wort will not flow well. Therefore, even for brewing wheat beer, barley malt is an indispensable raw material, and wheat usually accounts for about 30%-70% of the formula.

Taste difference between wheat beer and barley beer

When it comes to taste, it should be barley beer. Barley has the effects of benefiting vital energy, helping digestion, calming the stomach , reducing thirst and eliminating heat. Almost all high-end beer brewing material is barley.

But in terms of nutrition, wheat beer has higher nutritional value. Wheat is rich in starch, protein, a variety of mineral elements and vitamin B,and a small amount of fat . Wheat beer is cheap and tastes slightly worse!

As early as the ancient times of Babylon, some people used wheat as a raw material for beer brewing. In the first half of the 15th century, a high-ranking German noble Degenbengers began to manufacture this Weizenbier (wheat beer), because the manufacturing technology and the right to grow wheat has always been in the hands of the nobles, and the common people have no chance to receive "wheat beer", which has made "wheat beer" a mysterious legend for a long time. In addition to the subsequent wars, wheat became the staple food for humans (wheat solved the problem of food first, and beer was handed over to barley.), barley gradually became the mainstream raw material for brewing beer.

The main raw material of beer brewing in China and abroad is barley malt.But the output of barley is far from meeting the needs of the development of the domestic beer industry. Barley is imported from abroad every year. At the same time, China is the country with the largest wheat output. Therefore, with the continuous development of the beer industry and the maturity and improvement of technical conditions, many beer manufacturers have realized that there is a large market space for using wheat malt, and have begun to use wheat malt instead Barley malt.

Brewing beer with wheat malt has certain advantages. Such as, the beer has rich foam and refreshing taste,and the most important thing is to save production costs.

 However, due to the high protein content of wheat malt and thin malt skin, its application is limited. However, through reasonable adjustment of the process, combined with the use of wheat beer complex enzymes and other measures, it is possible to produce high-quality beer.

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