Beer Conditioning
(selected excerpts)Following primary fermentation, the "green" or immature beer is far from finished because it contains suspended particles, lacks sufficient carbonation, lacks taste and aroma, and it is physically and microbiologically unstable. Conditioning reduces the levels of these undesirable compounds to produce a more finished product. The component processes of conditioning are:
- maturation,
- clarification, and
- stabilization
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