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False Bottom A perforated metal or plastic plate, at the bottom of ...
Fermentation The process by which yeast converts sugars into alcohol and ...
Fermenter Any vessel in which fermentation takes place. In home ...
Filtration The removal of haze and other particulate matter from finished ...
Finings Any substance which is added to beer to improve clarity. ...
Finishing Hops Hops which are intended to add hop flavors (other than ...
Finishing/Final Gravity (FG) The specific gravity of a beer, when fermentation is complete. ...
Firkin A measurement or container of beer, which equals one quarter ...
First Runnings The heavy, sugar-laden runnings which come out of the lauter ...
First Wort Hopping (FWH) The practice of adding hops to the kettle during lautering, ...
Flaked Corn Same as Flaked Maize. See <a href="http://www.fattymattybrewing.com/homebrew_recipes/index.php?page=reference&section=grains">Malts & Grains</a> profiles. ...
Flaked Maize Corn which has been run between heated rollers. ...
Flare Fitting A type of connector commonly used on beer and gas ...
Flavor Hops Hops which are added to the boiling wort, with the ...
Flocculation The tendency of yeast to clump together and settle out ...
Force Carbonating Carbonating beer by applying CO2.under pressure. Most commonly done ...
Foreign Extra Stout See <a href="http://www.fattymattybrewing.com/homebrew_recipes/index.php?page=reference&section=styles">BJCP Style Information</a>. ...
Fortification Adding alcohol to a wine or beer to make it ...
Framboise A Lambic fermented with raspberries. See Sour Ales under the<a ...
Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN) A measure of the amount of amino acids present in ...
Freeze Distillation The process of concentrating the alcohol in a fermented beverage ...
Fructose A simple sugar (monosaccharide), readily fermentable by brewers yeast. ...
Fusel Alcohols (Higher Alcohols) Alcohols with a higher molecular weight than ethanol. Fusels ...
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This beer and brewing glossary does not include many definitions for beer styles, beer ingredient profiles. These style and ingredient profile references (and cool brewing tools) can be found in the below sections of fattymattybrewing.com.

Brewery Reference Tools
Beer Flavor Wheel
BJCP Style Information
Carbonation Chart
Hop Profiles
Malts and Grains
SRM Color Chart
Beer Making Calculators
Bitterness Calculator
Brewhouse Efficiency Calculator
Calories, Alcohol, and Plato Calculator
Force Carbonation Calculator
Plato to Specific Gravity Calculator
Priming Sugar Calculator
Water Amounts Calculator


Thanks to the following sources
Home Brew Digest Logo Michael Uchima
Mike's Big Brewing Glossary
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The Foampage - Brewing Glossary
Brew Your Own Magazine Logo Brew Your Own Magazine
BYO Brewing Glossary
Brewwiki.com Icon BrewWiki.com by Brad Smith
The Brewing Encyclopedia
Merchant du Vin Logo Merchant du Vin Glossary of Tasting Terms
sallys-place.com Logo Sally's Place
Beer Lexicon: Terms to Impress Your Friends
Siebel Institute of Technology Logo Siebel Institute of Technology
World Brewing Academy Online Brewing Dictionary
Homebrewing For Dummies by Marty Nachel Book Cover Wiley Publishing, Inc./ Marty Nachel
Homebrewing For Dummies
The Complet Joy of Homebrewing by Charlie Papazian Book Cover Quill HarperResource/ Charlie Papazian
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing 3rd Ed.
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