Category:Wort production

Wort production, commonly called the "hot side" of brewing, is the process of creating a sugary liquid called from the raw ingredients of water, malt, and hops.

The main steps for wort production occur in this order:

• Malting - This is often delegated to maltsters, but this is where the conversion of grain to beer really begins.
• Water preparation - This includes removal of chlorine and dissolved oxygen, and adjusting minerals and acid/base.
• Milling - The grain must be crushed.
• Mashing
• Lautering
• Sparging
• Boiling
• Chilling