| Most of the people today, even the ones who | | | | style (the most common lager recipe today) was |
| already make be beer at home mistakenly distinguish | | | | finally pioneered in Czech Republic. The next real |
| beer only by color! In general there are two types - | | | | change came in 1953 when New Zealander Morton |
| Ale (top fermentation) and Lager (bottom | | | | W. Coutts developed a process known as continuous |
| fermentation). | | | | fermentation. This process reduced the flavor, but |
| The first fact is that lager can be both light and dark, | | | | allowed to speed up the production of beer. Lager is |
| the dark ones are usually German traditional lagers. | | | | easier to when you make beer at home. |
| Still most of the lagers are light beers and that's why | | | | With the new fast beer making process lager began |
| a dark lager might seem strange at first. The second | | | | rapidly spreading and became more popular than ale |
| fact is that lager is the most popular beer in the | | | | even in England (which was a pro-ale country all the |
| world. In the "beginning of beer" when the beer | | | | way). Beside the production speed the lack of flavor |
| making equipment was not so advanced, ales ruled | | | | also became an advantage, lot of people began |
| the world. But eventually some brewers found a new | | | | viewing beer as a light refreshing drink and not as a |
| type of beer that needed to be stored for three | | | | heavy flavored brew. Of course you can enjoy beer |
| weeks before consumption. Eventually this beer | | | | even if you are not familiar with beer types, but |
| became lager (to store in German), the new beer | | | | understanding beer is very important if you want to |
| was lighter than the usual ales and could be stored | | | | start making beer at home or master a beer making |
| longer. After years of experimentation in 1842 Pilsner | | | | kit. |
