What is a beer's body?!


Question:

What is a beer's body?


What is someone talking about when they refer to the beer's body

ie "German Ale has more body then English Ale"


Answers: The "body" of a beer comes from the amount of malt and specialty grains used when brewing. The higher the specific gravity of a beer, the more "body" it will have. The more malt and specialty grains used, the higher the specific gravity will be. Source(s):
home-brewer Yeast I thought. Or water. It's mostly water, and hops, and yeast. i think when someone is talking about body..he is talking about the base on which the substance stands upon.i case of beer...the body is provided by water..n the other constitents being...hops,barley,yeast..n the manufacturing process is MALTING....WHERE barley is roasted.....for any other clarification...feel free to get bck to me... The character of the beer, the flavor and texture The flavor when it is still in the mouth, before the aftertaste.



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