BEER11030 - Glossary F - M

Glossary item	Explanation
Fermentation	The action of yeast on worts to produce beer
Finings	Material added to beer to improve clarity or adjust flavour or aroma
Firkin	Cask of 9 gallon capacity
Failed delivery	Beer returned to registered premises as not required by customer or previously mis-delivered
Gravity	The ratio of the weight of a volume of any liquid to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water
Grist	Crushed malt from milling
Gyle number	The unique number allocated by the brewer to a given brew
Hectolitre	One hundred litres
Helpline	Deals with all general telephone enquiries both from businesses and the public
Hogshead	Cask of 54 gallon capacity
Hopback	Vessel in which worts are run from the copper for removal of spent hops
HMDP	The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010
Kilderkin	Cask of 18 gallon capacity
Large pack	Containers in excess of 10 litres (casks and kegs)
Liquor	Brewing trade term for water
Mash	A mixture of brewing materials (malt grist etc.) with hot liquor
Mash tun	Vessel where mashing occurs