2007-10-29 03:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by sunnyleithboy 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
No, the difference between lager and ale is the way it's conditioned (aged) after it's finished fermenting. One is conditioned in cool temperatures while the other is done in warm temps.
2007-10-29 03:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by masfonos999 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Actually all answers above are wrong.
The alcohol in beer is created by the conversion of sugar into alcohol by the yeast. There are two basic types of beer - ale and lager. The difference between them is the temperature and time required for the yeast to convert sugar to alcohol. The type of yeast used determines ale vs lager - nothing else.
All beers start with some form of malt which is brought to a boil then hops are added in the boil, this is called wort. The malt is grains (usually barley) that has been allowed to germinate, then the germination process is stopped at the point where the barley seed just starts crack out of the shell. This is the point where the barley becomes malted and contains a high amount of residual sugar. The malted barley is then run through a repeated and highly controlled process of rinsing the malt with heated water to extract the sugars out. The product of this rinsing is actually very sweet. This is sugar that the yeast converts to alcohol.
There is sugar left in all beers which isn't converted to alcohol by the yeast during the fermentation process.
The difference between different styles of lager and ale is the type of grains used to create the malt and ultimately the wort. Stouts use something known as a chocolate malt. Beers like Bud augment their barley with rice, hence the light color.
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PG needs to re-read my answer - I said "There is sugar left in all beers which isn't converted to alcohol by the yeast during the fermentation process. " The other answers imply that alcohol creates sugar, it's the other way around.
2007-10-29 05:33:03 · answer #2 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Lager is beer. Stout is also beer. All beers have sugars in them.
2007-10-29 09:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by Dann G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All beers have sugar in them, its the fermentation (which releases sugar) in the hopps or wheat or barley, whatever makes the beer, a beer. I think even non-alcoholic beer has sugar.
2007-10-29 04:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by ShaMayMay 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no such thing as a sugar free alcohol.
DoH is slightly misinformed
The yeast never eats up all the natural sugar, there is always some sugar remaining in alcohol, hence the carbs and calories.
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My apologies DoH, you are correct.
2007-10-29 04:23:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes its true.
2007-10-29 04:07:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋