Lesson 7 - Mashing Technology SAQ
This lesson provides the opportunity for you to test yourself on the material covered in Lesson 6 on Mashing Technology and determine the level to which you have attained the expected outcomes.
Self-Assessment Questions
1.**Complete the table below by inserting the name of the pre-masher that best fits the category and justifying your choice.
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Best oxygen control |
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Worst oxygen control |
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Gentlest |
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Least gentle |
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Easiest to clean |
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Hardest to clean |
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2.**Describe how mashing technology at each stage of the mashing process is designed to minimise shear forces on the mash.
3.**With reference to the common types of heating jackets, describe how the design of mash heating jackets affects heat transfer to the mash.
4.**Select the best mashing technology for the following scenarios and explain your choices:
a) A brewpub with very little money for equipment that only sells draught beer.
b) A ten million hL per year brewery making international lagers from under-modified malt and 30% rice grits to be packaged into bottles for export.