Bottle conditioning is done in every beer.

Bottle conditioning is done in every beer.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Sometimes
• D. Never

Answer: (B)

Bottle conditioning means carbonating the beer through a secondary fermentation in the bottle, typically by adding a small amount of fermentable sugar and yeast so CO2 is produced inside the bottle after packaging. It’s not done in every beer. Many beers are carbonated in bulk with forced carbonation in tanks and then bottled or canned without any further fermentation in the bottle, or they’re pasteurized/filtered to stop any remaining yeast activity. Because of these different methods, the blanket statement that bottle conditioning occurs in every beer isn’t accurate. Bottled conditioning is common in some styles (like many traditional ales and Belgian bottle-conditioned beers) but not in all beers, especially many mass-produced lagers.

Bottle conditioning means carbonating the beer through a secondary fermentation in the bottle, typically by adding a small amount of fermentable sugar and yeast so CO2 is produced inside the bottle after packaging. It’s not done in every beer. Many beers are carbonated in bulk with forced carbonation in tanks and then bottled or canned without any further fermentation in the bottle, or they’re pasteurized/filtered to stop any remaining yeast activity. Because of these different methods, the blanket statement that bottle conditioning occurs in every beer isn’t accurate. Bottled conditioning is common in some styles (like many traditional ales and Belgian bottle-conditioned beers) but not in all beers, especially many mass-produced lagers.