Beer
Japanese: ビール
A brewed alcoholic drink made by saccharifying malted barley, adding hops, and fermenting with yeast. One of the oldest alcoholic beverages, with diverse styles worldwide.
Brewing beer begins with malting barley and saccharifying its starch into sugars. After boiling the wort with hops, yeast converts sugars into alcohol and CO2. Under the broad categories of top-fermented ales and bottom-fermented lagers, countless styles exist—IPA, stout, weizen, and more. Grain, yeast, and water: from simple ingredients, infinite variation emerges. A first step into the world of fermentation.