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Beer is a cereal beverage. Barley is the most common
grain used in brewing but there are also many other
types of grains used such as wheat, rye, corn and
rice. Barley is also processed in different ways to
help impart unique flavours to beer. Crystal malt,
roasted barley and chocolate malt are examples of
how barley can be modified by using different
degrees of roasting and malting. These grains will
impart very different flavours than the basic barley
kernel.
Even though malted barley is usually the main ingredient
in most beers other adjuncts are also used. Common
sugars such as dextrose (corn sugar) and sucrose (common
table sugar) are often used. They increase alcohol
content without adding body or much flavour. Whereas
other sugars such as Belgian Candi and Brown Sugar
add a distinctive flavour.
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