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| + | Wonderful site. Plenty of beneficial details below. We are transmitting it to a few buddys ans in addition discussing throughout delicious. And also the natural way, thanks a lot on the work! |
| − | Below is a list of brewing and general forum acronyms and terms.
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| − | ==A==
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| − | '''AA''' - [[Alpha acid]]
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| − | '''AAA''' - [[American Amber Ale]]
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| − | '''AAE''' - alpha amylase enzyme
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| − | '''AAU''' - Alpha Acid Unit
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| − | '''ABV''' - Alcohol By Volume
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| − | '''ABW''' - Alcohol By Weight
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| − | '''AFAIK''' - As Far As I Know
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| − | '''AFD''' - Alcohol Free Day
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| − | '''AG''' - [[All-grain brewing|All Grain]]
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| − | '''AHA''' - [[American Homebrewers Association]]
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| − | '''AHB''' - [http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com Aussie Home Brewer]
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| − | '''ANAWBS''' - [http://www.anawbs.org.au Australian National Amateur Wine and Beer Show]
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| − | '''APA''' - [[American Pale Ale]]
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| − | '''ATM''' - At The Moment
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| − | ==B==
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| − | '''BAE''' - beta amylase enzyme
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| − | '''BB''' - Brew Booster
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| − | '''Bbl''' - Barrel (31 gallons in U.S.)
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| − | '''BE''' - Brew Enhancer - Coopers - also BE2
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| − | '''BIAB''' - [[Brew in a Bag]]
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| − | '''BIN''' - Buy It Now - Ebay.
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| − | '''BJCP''' - [http://www.bjcp.org Beer Judge Certification Program]
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| − | '''BOAB''' - Brewing On A Budget
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| − | '''Bottle bombs''' - overcarbonated bottles that are in danger of exploding or do in fact explode. Often created when the wort has been bottled prior to primary fermentation being complete.
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| − | '''BP''' - BrewPub
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| − | '''BS''' - BullS**t
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| − | '''BTU''' - British thermal units
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| − | '''BTW''' - By The Way
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| − | '''BUMP''' - Bump Up My Post(a recursive acronym, or backronym!)
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| − | '''BYO''' - Brew Your Own (print magazine) - www.BYO.com
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| − | ==C==
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| − | '''CaCO3''' - calcium carbonate (chalk)
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| − | '''CAMRA''' - [[Campaign for Real Ale]]
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| − | '''CAP''' - [[Classic American Pilsner]]
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| − | '''CaSO4''' - calcium sulfate (gypsum)
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| − | '''CC''' - Cold Condition
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| − | '''CF''' - Counter Flow
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| − | '''CFC''' - [[Wort chiller|Counter Flow Chiller]]
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| − | '''CFWC''' - [[Wort chiller|Counter Flow Wort Chiller]]
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| − | '''CO''' - carbon monoxide
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| − | '''CO2''' - Carbon Dioxide
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| − | '''Cold break''' - [[Cold break|proteins]] that coagulate as wort cools.
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| − | '''CP''' - Charlie Papazian
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| − | '''CPA''' - Coopers (Original) Pale Ale
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| − | '''CPBF''' - Counter Pressure Bottle Filler
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| − | '''CPF''' - Counter Pressure Filler
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| − | '''CPVC''' - chlorinated polyvinyl choloride (plastic)
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| − | '''CSA''' - [[Cold Side Aeration]]
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| − | '''CSA''' - Coopers Sparking Ale
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| − | ==D==
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| − | '''DAB''' - Dortmunder Actien Brauerei
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| − | '''DCL''' - [http://www.dclyeast.co.uk DCL Yeast - formerly Fermentis - Safale, Saflager etc.]
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| − | '''DCS''' - Dried Corn Syrup (MaltoDextrin)
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| − | '''DE''' - diatamacious earth (filter)
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| − | '''DE''' - diastatic enzyme
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| − | '''DLM''' - Dry Light Malt (Extract)
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| − | '''DM''' - Dave Miller
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| − | '''DME''' - Dry Malt Extract
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| − | '''DME''' - dark malt extract (uncommon)
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| − | '''DME''' - diastatic malt extract (uncommon)
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| − | '''DMS''' - DiMethyl Sulfide
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| − | '''DMS''' - diastatic malt syrup (as in Edme DMS extract)
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| − | '''DMSO''' - dimethyl sulfoxide
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| − | '''DWC''' - DeWolf Cosyns (malting company)
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| − | ==E==
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| − | '''EBC''' - [[EBC|European Brewers Convention]], a measure of grains/beer colour. See [[SRM]]
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| − | '''EE''' - extract efficiency (uncommon)
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| − | '''EF''' - Edmund Fitzgerald Robust Porter, brewed by the Great Lakes Brewing Company.
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| − | '''EKG''' - [[East Kent Goldings]] (hop variety)
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| − | '''EM''' - EasyMasher (Jack Schmidling Product)
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| − | '''ESB''' - [http://www.esbeer.com.au Eastern Suburbs Brewmaker]
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| − | '''ESB''' - Extra/English Special Bitter
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| − | ==F==
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| − | '''FAN''' - Free Amino-Nitrogen, helps yeast do stuff
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| − | '''FAQ''' - frequently asked question
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| − | '''FB''' - [[False Bottom]] (lautering)
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| − | '''FDA''' - United States Food & Drug Administration
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| − | '''Fermenter''' - usually a sealed unit used to keep a fermentation safe from [[infection]].
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| − | '''FFS''' - For F*** Sake
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| − | '''FG''' - Finished/Final Gravity (see also [[OG]] and [[Specific gravity|SG]])
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| − | '''FV''' - fermentation vessel
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| − | '''FWH''' - [[First wort hopping]]
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| − | '''FWIW''' - For What It's Worth
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| − | '''FYI''' - For Your Information
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| − | ==G==
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| − | '''GABF''' - [[Great American Beer Festival]]
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| − | '''GBBF''' - [[Great British Beer Festival]]
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| − | '''G&G''' - [http://www.grainandgrape.com.au Grain and Grape] - HBS
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| − | '''Gravity''' - is the concentration of sugar in the wort or beer. There are various methods of measurement, one of which is degrees Plato (see below). Related terms are [[OG]] and [[FG]] - original gravity and final gravity. OG is the gravity at the start of fermentation and FG is the gravity at the end of fermentation.
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| − | '''GPM''' - gallons per minute
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| − | '''Grist''' - the total body of grains used in a mash. There needs to be at least 50% malted grain such as barley or wheat. Zero to 50% (approx.) of the mash may be unmalted cereal grains, flour, or other forms of starch (e.g., pumpkin, potato, etc.).
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| − | ==H==
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| − | '''HB''' - Home Brew!
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| − | '''HBD''' - Homebrew Digest
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| − | '''HBS''' - Home Brew Store/Shop
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| − | '''HBU''' - Homebrew Bittering Unit - Hop Measurement by John Palmer
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| − | '''HDPE''' - High Density PolyEthylene - a plastic, used for fermentors, stirring spoons, etc.
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| − | '''HERMIT''' - Heat Exchange Recirculating Mash Infusion T.... (Tank/Tun?) - Hybrid RIMS/HERMS system
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| − | '''HERMS''' - [[Recirculating mash systems|Heat Exchange Recirculating Mash System]]
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| − | '''HEX''' - [[Heat Exchange]]
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| − | '''HLB''' - hot liquor bath
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| − | '''HLT''' - [[Hot Liquor Tun|Hot liquor tank]] - A vessel used for heating water to be used for brewing.
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| − | '''HNO3''' - nitric acid
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| − | '''Hot break''' - [[Hot break|proteins]] that coagulate whilst boiling the wort
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| − | '''HP''' - High Pressure(?) gas burner
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| − | '''HSA''' - [[Hot side aeration]]
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| − | '''HTB''' - How To Brew - [http://www.howtobrew.com John Palmer's free online(print avail.) book.]
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| − | '''HTFU''' - Harden The F--- Up.
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| − | ==I==
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| − | IBU - [[IBU|International Bittering Unit]]; 1 IBU=1 mg iso alpha acid in 1 litre of wort
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| − | '''IBU''' - Illawarra Brewers Union (An Australian brewing group based in the Illawarra Region 100 km south of Sydney)
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| − | '''ID''' - internal diameter
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| − | '''IIRC''' - If I Remember Correctly
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| − | '''IMC''' - [http://www.imc-world.com International Malting Company]
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| − | '''IMHO''' - In My Humble/Honest Opinion
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| − | '''IMO''' - In My Opinion
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| − | '''IOW''' - in other words
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| − | '''IPA''' - [[India Pale Ale]]
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| − | '''IRA''' - [[Irish Red Ale]]
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| − | ==J==
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| − | JW - [http://www.joewhitemaltings.com.au Joe White]
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| − | ==K==
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| − | '''K&B''' or '''KnB''' - Kits and Bits - Kit of hopped malt extract, extra malt extract, extra hops and special yeast.
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| − | '''K&K''' or '''K+K''' - Kit (hopped malt extract) and Kilo (sugar)
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| − | '''Kettle''' - used to boil your wort.
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| − | '''Krausen''' (n.) - pron. "kroysen". A [[krausen|foamy head]] of proteins that forms on the top of actively fermenting beer formed by carbon dioxide carrying proteins to the surface during fermentation.
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| − | '''Krausen''' (vt.) - foaming yeast activity floating on top of a fermenting wort.
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| − | '''Krausen line''' - is produced whilst fermenting, makes a brown-dirty edge at top of the fermenter
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| − | ==L==
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| − | '''L''' - degree [[Lovibond]] (measure of color)
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| − | '''L''' - degree [[Lintner]] (spell out to avoid confusion with above)
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| − | '''LA''' - low alcohol
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| − | '''Lager''' (n.) - beer produced by bottom fermenting yeast (Sacchoromyces carlsbergensis) and lagering
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| − | '''Lager''' (vt.) - to store fermented beer for an extended period at low temperature.
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| − | '''Lagering''' (n.) - the act of storing beer for an extended period at low temperature.
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| − | '''Larger''' - something bigger.
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| − | '''Lauter tun''' - a vessel containing a false bottom or manifold that is slotted, perforated or made of mesh to prevent the passage of malt husks and thus allows extraction of clear wort from the mash. (German: Lauter = Clear or Pure) - Pronounced: Lowter, like Cow or Now.
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| − | '''Lautering''' - separating the wort from the grist after a mash. - Pronounced: Loytering, like Toy.
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| − | (German: Läuterung = Purification. - pron: Loyteroong like Full).
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| − | '''LC''' - Little Creatures
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| − | '''LCPA''' - Little Creatures Pale Ale
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| − | '''LHBS''' - Local Home Brew Store/Shop
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| − | '''LME''' - [[Liquid Malt Extract]]
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| − | '''LMK''' - Let Me Know
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| − | '''LOL''' - Laughing Out Loud
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| − | '''LPG''' - liquid propane gas
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| − | '''LT''' - [[lauter tun]]
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| − | '''Malt''' - grain that has been germinated for four to seven days to activate starch-conversion enzymes before being dried and kilned.
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| − | '''Mash''' (n.) - the mix of grist and hot water.
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| − | '''Mash''' (vt.) - to convert staches in grist to fermentable sugars and long-chain dextrins by the action of enzymes in the malt portion of the grist in a mix of water and grist held at a temperature between 60 and 70 degrees centigrade.
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| − | '''Mash tun''' - Vessel used to mash grains in. Often built as combined mash/lauter tun (see lauter tun).
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| − | '''MB's''' - MasterBrew's (Grumpy's)
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| − | '''MBAA''' - [[Master Brewers Association of America]]
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| − | '''MD''' - MaltoDextrin
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| − | '''MgSO4''' - magnesium sulfate (epsom salt)
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| − | '''MJ''' - [[Michael Jackson]] (the beer writer, not the weird dude)
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| − | '''MLT''' - Mash & Lauter Tun
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| − | '''MM''' - [[Grain Mill|malt mill]]
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| − | '''MO''' - [[Maris Otter]] - variety of Barley
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| − | '''MSDS''' - Material Safety Data Sheet
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| − | '''MT''' - [[mash tun]]
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| − | '''N2''' - nitrogen
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| − | '''NA''' - non-alcoholic
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| − | '''NaCHO3''' - sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
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| − | '''NaCl''' - sodium chloride (table salt)
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| − | '''NASA''' - National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Apparently, the NASA burner sounds like the shuttle!
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| − | '''NB''' - Northern Brewer hops
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| − | '''NC''' - 'No Chill' method for cooling boiled wort
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| − | '''NE''' - NorthEast (or New England) region of USA
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| − | '''NG''' - natural gas
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| − | '''NHC''' - National Homebrew Competition (in USA)
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| − | '''Noble hop''' - [[Noble Hops|European hops such as]] Hallertauer, Saaz, Tettnanger, Spalter which have been specially bred so as to virtually eliminate the male version of the plant, so there are no seeds in the cones (flowers). They generally are low in bitterness and high in aroma.
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| − | '''O2''' - oxygen
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| − | '''OD''' - outer diameter
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| − | '''OG''' - [[OG|Original Gravity]] (see also FG and SG)
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| − | '''OHS''' - Over Hot Side(?)
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| − | '''OLHBS''' - OnLine HomeBrew Store/Shop
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| − | '''OMG''' - Oh My God
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| − | '''OPA''' - Original Pale Ale (Coopers)
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| − | '''OTOH''' - On The Other Hand....blahblahblah
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| − | ==P==
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| − | '''P''' - [[Plato]] (density measurement, see also SG)
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| − | '''PET''' - PolyEthylene Terephthalate - plastic, used for bottles, like Coke etc
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| − | '''pH''' - potential hydrogen (measure of acidity)
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| − | '''PITA''' - Pain In The Arse
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| − | '''PKU''' - Please Keep Up
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| − | '''Plato/degrees Plato''' - (øP) - unit measuring sugar content of the wort. Named for a German chemist, one degree Plato represents a sugar content equivalent to 1% sucrose by weight.
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| − | '''PM''' - Private/Personal Message
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| − | '''PNW''' - Pacific Northwest (region of USA)
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| − | '''POR''' - [[Pride of Ringwood]]
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| − | '''ppg''' - points per gallon (extract efficiency)
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| − | '''ppm''' - part per million (mg/l)
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| − | '''Prime''' (vt.) - to add fermentables to a finished beer at bottling or kegging to induce secondary fermentation and subsequent carbonation of the beer.
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| − | '''PS''' - PostScript
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| − | '''PSI''' - pounds per square inch (pressure)
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| − | '''PSR''' - Pink Stain R(?) - Chlorinated Trisodium Phosphate - aka: Pink Neo Sanitiser
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| − | '''PU''' - Pilsner Urquell (uncommon)
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| − | '''PVC''' - PolyVinylChloride - Vinyl tubing
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| − | ==R==
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| − | '''R2D''' - Ready to Drink
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| − | '''RB''' - [[Roasted Barley]]
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| − | '''RCD''' - Residual-Current Device
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| − | '''RDWHAHB''' - Relax, Don't Worry, Have A Home Brew!
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| − | '''RFC''' - request for comment
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| − | '''RIMS''' - acronym for [[Recirculating mash systems|Recirculating Infusion Mash System]]
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| − | '''RIS''' - [[Stout#Russian_Imperial_Stout_2|Russian imperial stout]]
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| − | '''RO''' - Reverse Osmosis (water filtration)
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| − | '''ROFL''' - Rolling On Floor Laughing
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| − | '''ROFLMAO''' - ROFL My Arse Off
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| − | '''RTFM''' - read the flaming manual
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| − | '''SG''' - [[Specific Gravity]] (see also FG and OG)
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| − | '''Slurry''' - mixture of [[yeast]] and [[trub]]
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| − | '''SMM''' - S-methyl methionine
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| − | '''SNPA''' - [[Sierra Nevada Pale Ale]]
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| − | '''Sparge''' (vt.) - A method of [[Sparge|extracting sugars]] from mashed grain by addition of hot water. Types include fly sparge (adding a steady trickle of water to maintain a constant head of water above the grain), flood sparge (adding sparge water in increments so the head is repeatedly falling and being raised), and batch sparge the mash tun is repeatedly completely drained and a batch of sparge water added and the tun drained again--usually repeated two to three times).
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| − | '''Speise''' - a part of wort held back til the primary fermentation is done. Then, while racking/bottling, add about 8% Speise to the young beer to start a second fermentation in the keg/bottles to get the right amount of CO2 in the beer.
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| − | '''Splurge''' - spend excessive amounts on brewing bling.
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| − | '''SRM''' - [[SRM|Standard Reference Method]] (Standard for USA), Sometimes called [[Lovibond]]. See [[EBC]]
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| − | '''SS''' - Stainless Steel
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| − | '''SS''' - SodaStream
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| − | '''SWMBO''' - She Who Must Be Obeyed (aka: the missus or The Wife)
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| − | ==T==
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| − | '''TBH''' - To Be Honest ... blah blah blah
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| − | '''TCHBOHB''' - The Complete Hand Book of Home Brewing (Dave Miller)
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| − | '''TIA''' - thanks in advance
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| − | '''TKT''' - Thread Killa Thread
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| − | '''TNCJOHB''' - The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing (Charlie Papazian)
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| − | '''Toucan Brew''' - Beer recipe using two cans of pre-hopped liquid malt extract (Kits) water and yeast only.
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| − | '''TR''' - Tap Room
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| − | '''Trub''' - [[Trub|pronounced troob]] - hops and proteins left at the bottom of a brewing vessel; protein, hop residue and yeast at the bottom of a fermenter.
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| − | '''TSP''' - TriSodium Phosphate - popular HB Cleaner/Sanitiser
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| − | '''TTLA''' - Timothy Taylors Landlord Ale
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| − | '''TW''' - [[Torrified Wheat]] - puffed wheat.
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| − | '''TWOC''' - Tina's World Of Crafts(!) HBS in Perth
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| − | ==U==
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| − | '''URL''' - uniform resource locator (WWW address)
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| − | '''USFDA''' - United States Food & Drug Administration
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| − | ==V==
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| − | '''VB''' - Victoria Bitter - bottled/canned water
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| − | ==W==
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| − | '''Wart''' - A viral [[infection]] of the skin that causes unsightly lumps. Not to be confused with wort.
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| − | '''WBBD''' - Whole Bag Brew Day - full 25kg mash brew!
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| − | '''WCB''' - West Coast Brewers.
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| − | '''WK''' - [[Windisch Kolbach]] (also W-K), measure of diastatic power
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| − | '''WL''' - White Labs (also WLP)
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| − | '''Wort''' -[[Wort|pronounced wert]] (like word) - the unfermented liquor from which beer is made. Not to be confused with lumpy growths which can occur on the skin!
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| − | '''WTF''' - What The F*$! ?
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| − | '''WWW''' - world wide web
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| − | '''WY''' - [[Wyeast]]
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| − | '''YMMV''' - Your Mileage May Vary
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| − | ==Z==
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| − | '''Zwickel''' - is a cloudy cellar beer, bottom fermented, a kind of unfiltered lager beer.
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