Cicerone® Syllabus Topics

Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / A. Ingredients 1. Grains Brewing grains provide fermentable sugars, color, body, foam potential, and malt-derived flavor. 5 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / A. Ingredients 2. Hops Hops balance malt sweetness with bitterness and add aroma or flavor depending on variety and use. 5 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / A. Ingredients 3. Yeast Yeast is pitched into cooled wort, consumes fermentable sugars, and creates alcohol and carbon dioxide. 5 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / A. Ingredients 4. Water Brewing water is not just dilution; minerals and pH influence the mash and can shape how malt, hops, and bitterness present. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 1. Milling Milling physically cracks or grinds grain into grist before mashing. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 2. Mashing Mashing mixes grist with hot water so malt enzymes break down starches. 5 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 3. Lautering Lautering separates sweet wort from the grain bed after mashing. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 4. Boiling Wort is boiled in the brew kettle, where heat helps sterilize it and drive process changes. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 5. Whirlpool After boiling, wort may be spun in a whirlpool so hop fragments, proteins, and other solids collect away from clear wort. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 6. Chilling Hot wort must be cooled after the boil and whirlpool before yeast is added. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 7. Fermentation Yeast is pitched into cooled wort and consumes sugars. 5 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 8. Maturation and Lagering After primary fermentation, beer may need time for yeast and flavor to stabilize. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 9. Clarification Breweries may clarify beer through settling, filtration, centrifugation, finings, or other methods. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 10. Carbonation Carbonation is carbon dioxide dissolved in beer, set through fermentation, conditioning, or forced carbonation. 4 question bank questions Certified Beer Server IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes / B. Brewing Process Overview 11. Packaging Beer may be packaged in cans, bottles, or kegs. 4 question bank questions