Essentially, beer is the combination of yeast and wort. Yeast is added and it is time to ferment the beer. While Dick does this, he keeps checking his recipe to insure accurate proportions. He also is very concerned with purity throughout the process. Everything the water touches after it is boiled, we clean with a soap similar to lye and an acid solution.
Purity is essential to great beer.
Ales actively ferment with yeast for two to three days. Once ready, the beer is chilled down to freezing. At this point, ales have another week to ferment. A lager takes much longer and is then kept colder. One notable trait of my tour through the brewery is the pride Dick takes in every aspect of the Elysian.