Zymurgy

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Terms

All of the below are fermented alcoholic beverages transformed from simple ingredients by the application of yeast. That's what makes them fun!

BEER is a carbonated beverage made with water and starches, typically MALT and extracts of other grains, and preserved with hops (which give it a characteristic bitter taste).
- MALT is just sprouted grain, but is surprisingly sweet.
WINE is made with grape juice. The yeast may actually be native on the fruit and not added at all.
CHAMPAGNE is essentially carbonated wine (Oh, I can feel the flames now).
MEAD is made with water and honey. It may be the most ancient of all fermented beverages.
CIDER is made with apples (and sometimes pears).
MELOMEL is MEED with fruit in it
METHEGLIN is MEAD with herbs and/or spices in it
PYMENT is MEAD with grape juice. Where do they GET these names?
PERRY is CIDER made from only pears.

The cider variants doubtless have specific names, just like the mead variants do, but I can't be bothered to look for 'me right now.