Brewer Unlike the stereotypical beer drinker, a brewer is not the type of person who thinks of beer in terms of 12-packs. Brewers consider it a product of a craft. It's quite a challenge.
Beer is made by taking malted barley and running it through a mill.
The brewer then mixes it with water, brings it to a boil and filters it. Different varieties of hops are then added for flavor and aroma. The brewer runs the product through a heat exchanger, cools it and puts it into a fermenter, where yeast is mixed in and changes sugars into alcohol. Different temperatures, types of yeast and fermenting periods are used depending on whether the brewer is producing an ale or lager. After this step, the product is stored in tanks before being bottled or kegged.