Study Guide
Exam Focus
- Immature beer may need rest after fermentation.
- Maturation can reduce undesirable flavors.
- Lagering is a maturation process associated with many lagers.
What to know
After primary fermentation, beer may need time for yeast and flavor to stabilize.
How it applies
Lagering is a cold maturation period associated with many lager beers and can help create a cleaner, smoother finished profile.
- Immature beer may need rest after fermentation.
- Maturation can reduce undesirable flavors.
- Lagering is a maturation process associated with many lagers.
Why It Matters
- Maturation lets yeast and time soften rough fermentation character and improve clarity.
- Cold lagering can refine a beer, but it cannot replace a healthy completed fermentation.
Key Terms
- Maturation
- Resting beer after fermentation so flavor and condition can stabilize.
- Lagering
- Cold maturation associated with many lager beers.
- Young beer
- Beer that has not yet completed needed maturation.