Lambics have a sharp, tart taste, and usually flavored with fruit. A vessel used to separate spent grains or draff from the lauter. This vessel is typically fitted with a false bottom that holds the grain bed during sparging. Also called the sparging vessel. Having the characteristic smell of a skunk, caused by exposure to light.
Some hops can have a very similar character.
The commonly used European standard measurement of diastatic activity. Fat like substances, especially triacylglycerols and fatty acids that composes about 3 percent of the malt. Affects the ability of beer to form a foam head. Upon decomposition can contribute to stale flavors. The name given in the brewing to water used for mashing and brewing.