Brewing is used to convert the starches in the malt to sugar, which is then usable by the yeast later in the brewing process. Doing the latter rest at the lower end of the range favours β-amylase enzymes, producing more low-order sugars like maltotriose, maltose, and glucose which are more fermentable by the yeast. This in turn creates a beer lower in body and higher in alcohol. A rest closer to the higher end of the range favours α-amylase enzymes, creating more higher-order sugars and dextrins which are less fermentable by the yeast, so a fuller-bodied beer with less alcohol is
Shmaltz Brewing Company Although Shmaltz brews a wide variety of inventive craft ales and lagers, Slingshot, steps into the mainstream action – with an obvious signature Shmaltz style – our chosen shtick!” 2015 was also the year of two new releases - Wishbone, a "sessionable" double IPA and Bock Bock, a new barrel-aged imperial bock. Wishbone debuted in the Hops in He'Brew Spring Variety pack and will clock in at 8% ABV. It will be a "delightful “sessionable” option for any summer occasion. Like many of its craft brewing counterparts, Shmaltz Brewing has begun aging several of its more complex and higher alcohol