Hopulist Issue 7

GRIST
It may look a bit
like regurgitated
porridge, but grist is
an essential part of
the brewing process.
The term refers to
the substance you
are left with after
grinding the malt
and cereals for a
brew – it is one of
the very first stages
in the glorious
process of creating
beer. These malt
and cereal grains
can be ground (or
milled) either dry or
wet to offer different
outcomes and can
also be milled to
different levels of
fineness.
GERMINATION
This term might
sound like it doesn’t
belong in beer, but
it actually plays a
mighty important
role. When barley
grain goes through
a process known as
malting, germination
refers to when
the grain begins
to sprout when
submerged in water.
This process can be
halted at any stage
by simply drying
the barley out – and
different levels of
germination equate
to different kinds
of beers. Bet you
wished you’d paid
more attention in
chemistry classes at
school now, eh?
A
GOBLET
Before your inner
Harry Potter fan
gets too excited,
these goblets are
not of fire, but of
beer. A goblet (or
chalice) is one of the
larger types of beer
glass around and is
often characterized
by a large, goldfish
bowl-shaped
drinking vessel
mounted onto a
thick and sometimes
long stem. Normally
they are used for
European style
beers like Belgian
ales (particularly
Trappist ones) and
German bocks. Their
grand nature can
often be perfectly
complemented by
a gold rim – so you
can still feel like a
wizard, even though
it has NOTHING to do
with Harry Potter.