Having said so much about the benefits of craft beer, what is "craft beer"?

1, brewing raw materials are different (1) craft beer: only malt, hops, yeast and water are used for brewing, and no artificial additives are added. Compared with industrial beer, malt content is more, hops are added more, and the brewed wort is thicker. Usually, when brewing craft beer, you don't need to think too much about the cost, and most of them will choose the best raw materials for brewing.

(2) Industrial beer: It is also brewed with malt, hops, yeast and water, but in order to pursue the cost, more raw materials such as rice, corn and starch are used instead of malt. The beer wort brewed in this way has a very low concentration and a light taste.

2. Different fermentation processes of craft beer (1): Most of them are Al processes. The yeast works at the top of the fermentation tank and floats above the liquor, and the fermentation temperature is generally controlled at 10-20℃. Fermentation tanks are usually small and are not filtered and sterilized after fermentation.

(2) Industrial beer: Lager process is mostly used, in which yeast works at the bottom of fermentation tank and sinks below liquor, and the fermentation temperature is generally controlled below 65438 00℃. The fermentation tank is large, and after fermentation, filtration and pasteurization are usually used to increase the shelf life of beer.

3. Different fermentation time

(1) craft beer: Because there is no need to care too much about the cost, fermentation time is often not particularly valued, and time cost is not considered too much. The fermentation time of the most traditional craft beer can be as long as 2 months, which makes the beer fully fermented, with higher wort concentration and stronger flavor.

(2) Industrial beer: For industrial beer, time is money, so the fermentation time of industrial beer is usually only about 7 days, so the fermentation will not be particularly sufficient, resulting in low wort concentration and light flavor.

4. Craft beer with different development history (1): At first, Al beer was produced by women to protect their families from harsh environment (such as plague, famine, water pollution, etc.). In the Middle Ages, a large number of people died of plague, and the church took over the production of beer. Due to the increasing market demand and high profit of beer, craft beer has developed rapidly. At that time, many European royal families also set up their own royal breweries to brew craft beer. However, with the appearance of refrigeration equipment, industrial beer with stable quality, not easy to deteriorate and suitable for transportation has become popular. Coupled with the prosperity of glass products, Al beer mixed with turbidity in transparent glasses is not very pleasing, and people like Lager beer (mostly industrial beer) more and more.

(2) Industrial Beer:19 In the 1940s, a brewer from Bavaria, Germany brought beer fermentation technology to Pierson, Czech Republic, and produced the world's earliest golden beer-Pierson Beer (industrial beer). With the appearance of refrigeration equipment, this kind of beer with stable quality, not easy to deteriorate and suitable for large-scale industrial production and transportation is popular all over the world. With the development of transportation mode, Pearson beer and Pearson brewing method soon spread throughout Central Europe.

Later, the beer popular in Europe was brought to the United States by immigrants, and Americans gradually liked it. However, due to the lack of barley in the United States, corn was gradually used to brew beer instead of barley, and then it evolved into rice or starch to brew beer instead of barley, forming the American industrial beer that is now seen on the market.

5. Craft beer with different styles and nutritional values (1): Craft beer usually adds more kinds and quantities of malt, yeast and hops, which can brew different styles of beer, such as ale, stout, amber beer and fruit beer. There are nearly 100 kinds of craft beer in the world. These craft beers have the characteristics of rich aroma, high wort content, mellow and full taste, high nutritional value and high price. The alcohol content of craft beer is above 1 1 degree, and some craft beer can reach 20 degrees.

(2) Industrial beer: In order to unify the taste of finished products, industrial beer usually has a single brewing process and style, and the fermentation time is extremely short. Therefore, industrial beer has the characteristics of light taste, many bubbles, low wort concentration, low hops content and low alcohol content, and its natural nutritional value and price are also low.

6. Craft beer with different storage time (1): Most craft beer has not been filtered and sterilized, therefore, craft beer is not resistant to storage. Most craft beers have a short shelf life, and some have a shelf life of only tens of days.

(2) Industrial beer: In the later stage of fermentation, industrial beer is often filtered and pasteurized, with a long shelf life. The shelf life of general industrial beer is 1-2 years, and some can even reach decades.

7. Different drinking methods (1) craft beer: usually it has a rich and heavy taste and high alcohol content, which is suitable for slow drinking.

(2) Industrial beer: generally, it has a light taste and low alcohol content, so it is suitable for big mouth drinking.