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A variety of miscellaneous ingredients are used as additives to beer to aid in flavoring, clarifying, enhancing, or otherwise modifying the finished beer.  For some examples of popular additives see the table of additives in the ''External Links'' section at the bottom of thsi page.  Additive types include:
A variety of miscellaneous ingredients are used as '''additives''' to beer to aid in flavoring, clarifying, enhancing, or otherwise modifying the finished beer.  For some examples of popular additives see the table of additives in the ''External Links'' section at the bottom of thsi page.  Additive types include:
* '''Flavoring Agents''' - To add flavor. Examples include spices, flavor extracts, herbs, fruit, oak chips, and sweeteners.
* '''Flavoring Agents''' - To add flavor. Examples include spices, flavor extracts, herbs, fruit, oak chips, and sweeteners.
* '''Fining Agents''' - Finings are used to clarify the beer.  Examples include Irish moss, Whirlfloc, Polyclar, Gelatin, and Isinglass.
* '''Fining Agents''' - Finings are used to clarify the beer.  Examples include Irish moss, Whirlfloc, Polyclar, Gelatin, and Isinglass.

Revision as of 04:08, 6 July 2006

A variety of miscellaneous ingredients are used as additives to beer to aid in flavoring, clarifying, enhancing, or otherwise modifying the finished beer. For some examples of popular additives see the table of additives in the External Links section at the bottom of thsi page. Additive types include:

  • Flavoring Agents - To add flavor. Examples include spices, flavor extracts, herbs, fruit, oak chips, and sweeteners.
  • Fining Agents - Finings are used to clarify the beer. Examples include Irish moss, Whirlfloc, Polyclar, Gelatin, and Isinglass.
  • Water Agents - Ingredients to either alter the pH of the mash or add minerals to alter the mineral content of the [[Water|water].
  • Other Additives - A variety of other ingredients to add in head retention, yeast growth or other steps in the [[Processes|brewing process].

Additives and Miscellaneous Ingredients

See Also

External Links