Beer is an old Russian drink brewed on the basis of malt and hops. Classic beer should not contain any additives other than water. Choosing a beer, you want not only to quench your thirst with a cool and light drink, but also to feel the unique tart taste of hops. But often manufacturers, in order to preserve the "freshness" of beer, add preservatives to it, which is not at all beneficial for the body. How do you choose a beer that will not disappoint you and give you true pleasure?
Instructions
Step 1
When choosing a beer, please note that it can be light, dark or red. Light beer is brewed from malt according to the classic recipe. Wheat powder can be added to it, then the beer will give off a little wheat smell. Dark beer is made from toasted malt, sometimes with the addition of burnt sugar. Caramel is added to red beer, so it tastes a little sweet. There are also fruit beers. Such beer is supplemented with juice of berries or fruits (for example, blackberry, cherry).
Step 2
The strength of beer can vary from 3, 8 to 6%. These numbers show how much alcohol is in the beer. On the shelves in the store, you can see that there is beer with a higher proportion of alcohol. You can get very drunk from such beer, and it is difficult to call such a drink beer. Non-alcoholic beer also contains a small percentage of alcohol, but it is less than kefir. Alcohol is then evaporated by cooling the drink during fermentation.
Step 3
Beer can be unfiltered and filtered. Unfiltered beer is much healthier for the body, it tastes richer. But it is stored less than filtered.
Step 4
The tastiest of all will be beer that is sold in bulk. Such beer is brought in metal kegs that do not transmit light, do not heat up or oxidize. The rest of the packaging can spoil the taste of the beer, transferring its properties, or lose all the useful elements of this drink. The beer in kegs is not pasteurized, which means it is "live". These beers do not contain preservatives, bacteria are still working in them and give beer lovers a pleasant barley taste.
Step 5
Fresh natural beer can be stored for no more than two days. In order to extend the period, beer producers pasteurize and add preservatives. Pasteurization can greatly spoil the taste of the product as well as preservatives. Ascorbic acid is often used as a preservative, but there may be more serious chemical additives. But if pasteurized beer does not affect your health in any way, then preservatives can seriously spoil it. Pasteurized beer has a shelf life of about 2-2.5 months. Beer with preservatives can be stored for up to six months.
Step 6
After you've poured the beer into a glass, take a closer look. The color of light beer should be golden, transparent (except unfiltered). Dark beer should be bright dark in color without haze. The foam on a light drink should be dense and up to 5 cm high. It falls off slowly within 5 minutes. The foam of dark beer will be low, about 1 cm, but it should hold for more than 5 minutes. The smell of beer should be pronounced, with only hoppy notes. The smell of honey in beer is not acceptable.
Step 7
Any beer should leave a little bitterness in the mouth after a sip. It is this property that largely determines the correct beer. Bitterness should not be nasty, it should be light, short-lived, and pleasant.
