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Here are the definitions for the letter "p"


Palate
The complex taste of a beer, imparted by the respective degrees of hop, malt, and fruit.

Pasteurization
Heating of beer to 140-174 F.(60-79 C.) to stabilize it microbiologically. Flash-pasteurization is applied very briefly, for 15-60 seconds by heating the beer as it passes through the pipe, or after bottling, on a conveyor belt through an oven.

Phenolic
Having the flavor and aroma of medicine, plastic, smoke, or cloves, due to wild yeast or bacteria, or sanitizer residue.

Pitch
To add yeast to wort.

Plato, degrees
A refinement of the Balling scale that expresses the specific gravity as the weight of extract in a 100 gram solution at 64 F. (17.5 C.).

Priming
The addition of sugar at the maturation stage to promote a secondary fermentation.

Pub
Short for a public house, a place that serves beer and sometimes other alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.

Publican
The owner or manager of a pub.

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