Beer Production For each of the following statements about making beer, answer:

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Beer Production
For each of the following statements about making beer, answer: "True" or "False".

True False  Sake is made from sweet potatoes.
True False  The sugary liquid produced by the mashing process is called the wort.
True False  Sucrose or table sugar is the most common form of carbohydrate found in grains such as barley.
True False  Escherichia coli is used to make beer.
True False  The wort is boiled to kill undesirable bacteria, concentrate the dissolved sugars and extract flavor from the hops.

Explanation / Answer

Sake is beer that is made of rice or rice malt. They are fermented for several days and the final product is extracted as beer. Hence the statement sake is made from sweet potatoes is false.

Beer is made from barley that is mashed in the starting of beer production from formation. Hence, the statement is true.

Sucrose is not the whole carbohydrate maltose is the whole carbohydrate in barley. Hence, the statement is false.

The yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae is used in making beer. Hence, the given statement is false.

Wort is boiled for sterilization and to extract sugars and hops are the flavouring agents. Hence the statement is true.

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