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== Glossary ==
== Glossary ==
[[Glossary A|A]] - [[Glossary B|B]]  - [[Glossary C|C]] - [[Glossary D|D]] - [[Glossary E|E]] - [[Glossary F|F]]  - [[Glossary G|G]] - [[Glossary H|H]] - [[Glossary I|I]] - [[Glossary J|J]]  - [[Glossary K|K]] - [[Glossary L|L]] - [[Glossary M|M]] - [[Glossary N|N]]  - [[Glossary O|O]] - [[Glossary P|P]] - [[Glossary Q|Q]] - [[Glossary R|R]]  - [[Glossary S|S]] - [[Glossary T|T]] - [[Glossary U|U]] - [[Glossary V|V]]  - [[Glossary W|W]] - [[Glossary X|X]] - [[Glossary Y|Y]] - [[Glossary Z|Z]]
[[Glossary A|A]] - [[Glossary B|B]]  - [[Glossary C|C]] - [[Glossary D|D]] - [[Glossary E|E]] - [[Glossary F|F]]  - [[Glossary G|G]] - [[Glossary H|H]] - [[Glossary I|I]] - [[Glossary J|J]]  - [[Glossary K|K]] - [[Glossary L|L]] - [[Glossary M|M]] - [[Glossary N|N]]  - [[Glossary O|O]] - [[Glossary P|P]] - [[Glossary Q|Q]] - [[Glossary R|R]]  - [[Glossary S|S]] - [[Glossary T|T]] - [[Glossary U|U]] - [[Glossary V|V]]  - [[Glossary W|W]] - [[Glossary X|X]] - [[Glossary Y|Y]] - [[Glossary Z|Z]]
== Glossary W ==
*[[Water]]
*[[Weihenstephan]]
The oldest brewery in the world. Now a brewery and brewing school located just outside Munich.
*[[Weissbier]]
In Germany, a generic name for wheat beers. Weisse means white, and such beers are usually very pale and cloudy, with a white foam.
*[[Weizenbier]]
In Germany, a generic term for top-fermented wheat beers, especially those of the south.
*[[Weizenbock]]
In Germany, a wheat beer of bock strength.
*[[Wetting Agent]]
A substance that reduces the surface tension of water to increase penetration of cleaning solutions to all surfaces.
*[[Wheat Beer]]
Any beer containing a high proportion of malted wheat. All wheat beers are top-fermented and many are bottle conditioned.
*[[Whirlpool]]
A vessel used in the brewing process, used to remove the trub from the wort.
*[[White]]
A term once used in several parts of Europe to describe wheat beers.
*[[Wild Yeast]]
Any airborne yeast. Now available in cultured form.
*[[Winy]]
Sherry-like flavor; can be caused by warm fermentation or oxidation in very old beer.
*[[Wort]]
The liquid malt extract that is filtered from the mash during lautering. A sweet, amber colored, clear liquid, wort is basically food for the yeast.
*[[Wort Clarity]]
Clarity of wort obtained from lautering.
*[[Wort Gelatin]]
Culture medium made up from wort as a nutrient source and gelatin to solidify it for surface culturing yeast.
*[[W/V]]
Abbreviation for weight per volume as in percentage weight of alcohol per volume of solution.

Revision as of 18:20, 19 January 2007

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Glossary W

The oldest brewery in the world. Now a brewery and brewing school located just outside Munich.

In Germany, a generic name for wheat beers. Weisse means white, and such beers are usually very pale and cloudy, with a white foam.

In Germany, a generic term for top-fermented wheat beers, especially those of the south.

In Germany, a wheat beer of bock strength.

A substance that reduces the surface tension of water to increase penetration of cleaning solutions to all surfaces.

Any beer containing a high proportion of malted wheat. All wheat beers are top-fermented and many are bottle conditioned.

A vessel used in the brewing process, used to remove the trub from the wort.

A term once used in several parts of Europe to describe wheat beers.

Any airborne yeast. Now available in cultured form.

Sherry-like flavor; can be caused by warm fermentation or oxidation in very old beer.

The liquid malt extract that is filtered from the mash during lautering. A sweet, amber colored, clear liquid, wort is basically food for the yeast.

Clarity of wort obtained from lautering.

Culture medium made up from wort as a nutrient source and gelatin to solidify it for surface culturing yeast.

Abbreviation for weight per volume as in percentage weight of alcohol per volume of solution.