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Tannins

Organic compounds contained in certain cereal grains and other plants.

Terminal Gravity

Synonym for specific gravity.

Top fermenting yeast

See ale yeast.

Trappist Beer

Any beer brewed in one of the six remaining brewing abbeys, five of which are in Belgium, and one in the Netherlands. Top-fermented, dark amber, and fairly strong, they are bottle-conditioned. Origin dates back to the Middle Ages.

Trub

Suspended particles comprised of proteins from the malt and tannins from the hops which help to clarify the wort.

Two Row Barley

The type of barley used to brew Samuel Adams. Two row barley is more expensive than six row barley, the type used by most major brewers, and it has more flavor.