{"id":95507,"date":"2025-02-18T12:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/ale-vs-lager-what-is-the-difference\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T12:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:42:11","slug":"ale-vs-lager-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=95507","title":{"rendered":"Ale vs. Lager – What Is The Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The difference between ale and lager is primarily due to the type of yeast used for fermentation.<\/p>\n

When first approaching brewing as a complete beginner it is difficult to categorise exactly what we want to make. When we say beer though there are really two types; ale and lager.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The primary difference between ale and lager is the result of the type of yeast and the typical fermentation temperature.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ale & Lager Yeast Are Different<\/h2>\n

Ale and lager differ due to their fermentation but within each type, there is an infinite range of colour, bitterness, aroma and flavour.<\/p>\n

When making beer there are two types of yeast used. Ales are fermented with a top-fermenting yeast that forms a dense head on top of the fermenting ale.<\/p>\n

Lager on the other hand utilises a bottom-fermenting yeast where the yeast collects at the bottom of the fermenting vessel. These two types of yeast are either top cropping or bottom cropping.<\/p>\n

Lager and ale use different types of yeast which ferment in different ways and these distinct strains of yeast prefer different conditions in which to ferment the beer. The primary difference is the temperature at which lager and ale yeasts prefer.<\/p>\n