Introduction to Beverages

BEVERAGES: 

BEVERAGES

What is a beverage: 

What is a beverage A beverage is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption

Classification of beverages: 

Classification of beverages Temperature Pressure Content of alcohol

Kinds of Non Alcoholic Beverages: 

Kinds of Non Alcoholic Beverages Juice Fruit juice Vegetable juice Nectars

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Soft Drinks Ades Frozen ades Carbonated drinks Kinds of Non Alcoholic Beverages

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Dairy Beverages Flavored Fermented Non Dairy drinks Kinds of Non Alcoholic Beverages

Kinds of Non Alcoholic Beverages: 

Hot Beverages (sometimes drunk cold) Tea Coffee Hot chocolate Kinds of Non Alcoholic Beverages

What is an alcoholic beverage?: 

What is an alcoholic beverage? A beverage that contains a portion of ethanol. (CH3CH2OH) Ethanol is produced by a process called fermentation - the metabolism of carbohydrates by certain species of yeast in the absence of oxygen Sugar Alcohol Yeast Absence of oxygen

Alcoholic content: 

Alcoholic content Alcohol by Volume (ABV)-is an indication of how much alcohol (expressed as a percentage) is included in an alcoholic beverage/ expressed in degrees Gay Lussac Alcohol by Weight ABV = 1.25 × ABW or, inversely: ABW = 0.8 × ABV Proof (roughly twice of ABV) expressed in proof.

Some history of alcoholic beverages: 

Some history of alcoholic beverages Earliest Origins: The discovery of late stone age beer jugs establish the fact that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as 10000 BC. It may have preceded bread as a staple Earliest alcoholic beverages may have been made from berries or honey.

Some history of alcoholic beverages: 

Some history of alcoholic beverages Egypt Alcoholic beverages were very important in ancient Egypt Sesmu was worshipped all throughout the country. It was believed that Sesmu also invented beer. It was brewed in the home on a daily basis. They made at least 17 kinds of beer and 24 varieties of wine. Alcoholic beverages were used for pleasure, nutrition, medicine, ritual, remuneration and funerary purposes. They did not generally appear to define drunkenness as a problem but they warned against excessive drinking

Some history of alcoholic beverages: 

Some history of alcoholic beverages China Their drink was produced by fermenting rice, honey and fruit, 9000 years ago. Alcohol was considered a spiritual food rather than a material food. People drank when holding a memorial ceremony, offering sacrifices to gods or their ancestors, pledging resolution before going to a battle, celebrating victory, at the time of a birth, marriage, departures, death and festivals.

Some history of alcoholic beverages: 

Some history of alcoholic beverages China The use of alcohol in moderation was prescribed by heaven Alcohol was important for hospitality, an antidote for fatigue and sometimes, it was misused. Laws against making wine were enacted and repealed forty one times between 1100BC and 1400AD. A commentator wrote “people will not do without beer. To prohibit it and secure total abstinence from it is beyond the power of even the sages. Hence, we have warnings against the abuse of it”

Some history of alcoholic beverages: 

Some history of alcoholic beverages The first alcoholic beverage to be made by Greece was mead. The art of wine making itself reached Greece by about 2000BC It was incorporated into religious rituals, hospitality, medicinal purposes and an integral part of daily meals. It was drunk warm or chilled. Pure or mixed with water, plain and spiced. Greeks were among the most temperate of ancient people. They stresses on rules about moderate drinking and avoidance of excess in general.

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