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Certified Cicerone® · Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes

Clarification

Syllabus Path

Clarification removes or settles suspended material through mechanical, additive, or time-based methods.

  1. IV. Beer Ingredients and Brewing Processes
  2. B. Processes
  3. 11. Clarification

Exam Focus

  • Know filtration, finings, settling, lagering, and aging as clarification methods.
  • Connect clarification to appearance and stability.
  • Recognize that different styles require different clarity expectations.

What to know

Clarification removes or settles suspended material through mechanical, additive, or time-based methods.

Syllabus detail

  • Clarification methods include filtration, finings, and settling, lagering, or aging.

Study task

Be ready to explain clarification in the context of processes and apply it to a realistic Certified Cicerone® service, tasting, brewing, style, or pairing scenario.

Key Terms

Clarification
Know filtration, finings, settling, lagering, and aging as clarification methods.

References

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