Bjcp beer exam study guide
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BJCP BEER EXAM STUDY GUIDE Interim Revision of 1998 Study Guide by Gordon Strong and Steve Piatz Last Revised: January 2011 This is an Interim Study Guide temporarily replacing the 1998 Study Guide which will undergo a complete update by a Study Guide Committee upon completion and approval of the new BJCP Judge Exam. Contributing Authors: Original document by Edward Wolfe, Scott Bickham, David Houseman, Ginger Wotring, Dave Sapsis, Peter Garofalo, Chuck Hanning. Revised 2006 by Gordon Strong and Steve Piatz.
March 12, 2007 – Incorporated the 2006 changes to the exam questions, and corrected some water chemistry. January 31, 2008 – Revised exam admin point schedule, updated recommended reading. February 8, 2009 – Revised exam director email addresses, corrected web links. March 27, 2009 – Corrected error misidentifying fructose as a disaccharide, updated and clarified exam question pool. August 13, 2009 – Corrected tongue taste map inaccuracies, water chemistry errors September 13, 2009 – Standardized material with mead study guide, bring troubleshooting in agreement with style guidelines December 19, 2009 – removed the “sub-” notation. Clarified the summary of the exam. February 15, 2010 – Corrected errors in the water section July 31, 2010 – Revised comments about the scoring range of beer in competitions August 7, 2010 – Added new policy on returning exams, added separate page for change log January 13, 2011 – change the answer to true/false question 8 based on other BJCP documents. Added point allocation details to a number of questions. Clarified comments on using reverse osmosis water. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 Recommended Reading 2 Advanced Reading 2 II. BEER JUDGING AND THE BJCP EXAM 3 A. The BJCP Guide 3 The BJCP Beer Exam 3 Judging Levels 4 Advancing in the BJCP 4 Experience Points 5 BJCP EXPERIENCE POINT AWARD SCHEDULE (Revised July 2005, July 2008) 5 Exam Administration 7 BJCP Administration 8 B. Beer Evaluation and the Judging Process 9 Beer Evaluation 9 Environment 9 Equipment 9 Presentation 9 The Judging Process 10 Notes on Smelling the Beer 12 Notes on Tasting the Beer 13 Notes on Making Comments about Beer 13 Other Considerations 14 References and Additional Reading 15 C. Important BJCP Reference Materials 17 D. The BJCP Exam 18 Overview 18 BJCP Exam Questions 19 Example of a Complete Answer 31 E. BJCP Exam Study Course 32 Guidelines for Doctoring Beers 35 III. BJCP STYLE GUIDELINES 36 A. Introduction 36 IV. INGREDIENTS AND THE BREWING PROCESS 38 A. Water 38 Alkalinity, pH and Hardness 38 Ions in Brewing 39 Famous Brewing Waters 39 Water Adjustment 40 Further Reading 40 B. Malts and Adjuncts 41 Barley Malt 41 Selection 41 Malting 42 Kilning 42 Other Malted Grains 43 Malt Content 43 Cereal Adjuncts 43 Other Adjuncts 44 Color 44 Further Reading 44 C. Wort Production 45 Mashing 45 Acid Rest 45 Protein Rest 45 Starch Conversion 45 Mash-out 46 Mashing Procedures 46 Lautering 46 Boiling 47 Chilling 48 Further reading 49 D. Hops 50 Introduction 50 History 50 Bitterness from hops 51 First wort hopping 52 Varieties 52 Further Reading 53 E. Yeast and Fermentation 54 Introduction 54 The Yeast Life Cycle 55 Control of Fermentation By-Products 57 References 57 F. Troubleshooting 59 Introduction 59 Acetaldehyde 59 Alcoholic 59 Astringency 59 Bitterness 60 Body 60
Diacetyl 60 DMS 60
Estery/Fruity 61 Grassy 61 Head Retention 61 Husky/Grainy 61 Lightstruck/Skunky 61 Musty 62
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