Boiling wort
Brewing process
What goes into making our beer?
Hops are added to the wort and boiled (or ‘brewed’) in a brew kettle. Hops are vines whose cone-like flowers, or cones, give beer its bitter flavour and aroma. The hops also help preserve beer. Boiling is also important to sterilise and stabilise the wort, and to develop colour and flavour. At the end of the boil period, the wort is cooled so yeast can be added.
