T
- Tannins
- Organic compounds contained in certain cereal grains and
other plants.
- Terminal Gravity
- Synonym for specific gravity.
- Top fermenting yeast
- See ale yeast.
- Trappist Beer
- Any beer brewed in one of the six remaining brewing abbeys,
five of which are in Belgium, and one in the Netherlands. Top-fermented,
dark amber, and fairly strong, they are bottle-conditioned. Origin dates
back to the Middle Ages.
- Trub
- Suspended particles comprised of proteins from the malt
and tannins from the hops which help to clarify the wort.
- Two Row Barley
- The type of barley used to brew Samuel Adams. Two row
barley is more expensive than six row barley, the type used by most major
brewers, and it has more flavor.