What's the difference between craft beer and industrial beer?
This article takes a look at the difference between craft beer and commercially manufactured, mass-produced industrial beer. What is craft beer? Craft beer is the earliest type of beer that we know of. It was made long before industrialization and mass production took over. As we find out today, the United States is the birthplace of modern craft beer. The characteristics of craft beer: the product is made without additives and contains no artificial additives or flavorings. How is craft beer brewed? The production of craft beer takes a lot of time. First, you need to crush the malt to extract the starch inside. Then, the grain mixture is steeped in hot water so that the starch can begin to convert to sugar. Without sugar, the beer will not produce alcoholic compounds. The next thing to add is hops. Then, more water is added and the malt, hops and water are simmered together in a vat. By cooking the hops with the sugar released from the starch, when the yeast is added it mixes in some ...