Why is beer bitter and how to choose?

Some people say that they don't like to drink very bitter beer, but other prefer the bitter beer. If you don't like bitterness, which beer should you choose? Today, I will have a brief chat with audience, where the bitterness of beer comes from and how to choose bitter or not bitter beer.

Why is beer bitter?

Simply put, the bitterness in beer usually comes from two aspects, one is malt and the other is hops.

Let's talk about malt first. Dark beer is mixed with heavy roasting, and the starch inside the malt is basically roasted close to charcoal. This must be bitter. At the same time, the color of the beer also follows the addition of this malt. It becomes dark, so we know that the color of beer is determined by the color depth of the malt used. This heavily roasted malt, because the roasting process is different, may also have the taste of nuts, coffee or chocolate.

 

Let's talk about hops next. In the eleventh century, some people first used hops in beer, which injected new vitality into the beer, and people were also caught in this blend of bitterness. Now we usually say that hops use its bitterness to neutralize the sweetness of wort. Earlier, when hops were not widely used, people would adapt to local conditions and add local and favorite items to the beer. 

Malt, hops, water and yeast are the four main ingredients for brewing. Therefore, when we choose beer, if we want to avoid bitterness or choose bitterness, we have a rough range.

 

Beer slightly bitter and bitter choice

How to choose beer that is little bitter?

Choose beer that is not bitter, ask the brewer for white beer or fruit-flavored beer. If you can manage a bit of bitterness a bit, look for PaleAle to try. Most American beers also have a bitterness value on the bottle, which is IBU, the International Bitterness Unit, which is used to indicate a bitter substance. The lower the degree, the less bitter it is.

How to choose a bitter beer?

If you like the bitter taste of dark malt, go find some Porter and Shitao to taste. If you like the bitter taste of hops, you can drink IPA and some light-colored Ale. Here you can also pay attention to the IBU value marked on the bottle.In addition, some beer will have TripleHops, or TripleHoppy and similar words, which also indicates that they put more hops.

 

Of course, the above is just a relatively rough and simple selection method, which is temporarily enough for people who just like craft beer.DEGONG manufactures craft beer equipment and commercial equipment for you, which can be used in homes, restaurants, hotels, bars, etc.

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