Beer Styles
BEER STYLES
Are you confused about what the difference is between a Pilsner, Light Lager, Stout or IPA India Pale Ale.
We’re here to help you expose it all. The big news is that all beer can be classified as either a lager or ale.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it? The difference between the two is in the brewing process, and is defined by the type of yeast used in the brew and the temperature at which fermentation takes place.
Ales are brewed with top-fermenting yeast which allows for rapid fermentation at warmer temperatures and Lagers are brewed with bottom-fermenting yeast which ferments more slowly and at colder temperatures.
Lagers
Lagers traditionally ferment at cold temperatures between 12 to 18 deg celsius (years ago, it was actually colder). This type of deep fermentation allows the flavours of the malt and hope to come out.
Lagers are normally less alcoholic, drier and often paler than Ales.