Which step comes after Lautering?

Which step comes after Lautering?

• A. Brewing
• B. Mashing
• C. Fermentation
• D. Bottling

Answer: (A)

Lautering is the step where the liquid wort is drained from the grain after mashing. The next major phase is the boiling of that wort, which is part of the brewing process. Boiling sterilizes the wort and drives hop bitterness and aroma, and it sets up the wort for fermentation. Mashing and lautering come before this stage, while fermentation and bottling come after. So the step that follows lautering, in general, is brewing, since it includes the boiling that immediately follows lautering.

Lautering is the step where the liquid wort is drained from the grain after mashing. The next major phase is the boiling of that wort, which is part of the brewing process. Boiling sterilizes the wort and drives hop bitterness and aroma, and it sets up the wort for fermentation. Mashing and lautering come before this stage, while fermentation and bottling come after. So the step that follows lautering, in general, is brewing, since it includes the boiling that immediately follows lautering.