Inside Bud’s Beer Factory | National Geographic

this place is huge

this place is huge Marshall welcome to the brewhouse and

Marshall welcome to the brewhouse and

Marshall welcome to the brewhouse and what is this this vessel is the mash

what is this this vessel is the mash

what is this this vessel is the mash cooker here they mix the barley with

cooker here they mix the barley with

cooker here they mix the barley with water the liquid base for the beer then

water the liquid base for the beer then

water the liquid base for the beer then they add an ingredient to the barley not

they add an ingredient to the barley not

they add an ingredient to the barley not found in most beers rice

found in most beers rice

found in most beers rice it’s the secret behind Budweiser’s crisp

it’s the secret behind Budweiser’s crisp

it’s the secret behind Budweiser’s crisp taste this mixture of water rice and

taste this mixture of water rice and

taste this mixture of water rice and barley is called mashed and the next

barley is called mashed and the next

barley is called mashed and the next step is to heat it up this heat causes a

step is to heat it up this heat causes a

step is to heat it up this heat causes a chemical reaction triggering enzymes to

chemical reaction triggering enzymes to

chemical reaction triggering enzymes to turn the starches in both the rice and

turn the starches in both the rice and

turn the starches in both the rice and barley into sugars where does it go from

barley into sugars where does it go from

barley into sugars where does it go from here I’m here it pumps to the next

here I’m here it pumps to the next

here I’m here it pumps to the next vessel in our brewing process called a

vessel in our brewing process called a

vessel in our brewing process called a lot of time louder is actually German

lot of time louder is actually German

lot of time louder is actually German for clarifying because no one wants rice

for clarifying because no one wants rice

for clarifying because no one wants rice and barley grains floating in their beer

and barley grains floating in their beer

and barley grains floating in their beer this machine clears them out at this

this machine clears them out at this

this machine clears them out at this point in the beer making process you may

point in the beer making process you may

point in the beer making process you may be wondering where all the workers are

welcome to Mission Control here

welcome to Mission Control here computers use information gathered from

computers use information gathered from

computers use information gathered from sensors throughout the factory to create

sensors throughout the factory to create

sensors throughout the factory to create graphic images of every part of the

graphic images of every part of the

graphic images of every part of the process using these images along with

process using these images along with

process using these images along with real-time camera feeds a couple of

real-time camera feeds a couple of

real-time camera feeds a couple of control operators can oversee almost the

control operators can oversee almost the

control operators can oversee almost the entire operation

back on the brewery floor they’ve

back on the brewery floor they’ve reached the stage of the process where

reached the stage of the process where

reached the stage of the process where the brew is called wort it tastes sweet

the brew is called wort it tastes sweet

the brew is called wort it tastes sweet and malty like a malted milk ball and

and malty like a malted milk ball and

and malty like a malted milk ball and missing the bitter flavor of beer to

missing the bitter flavor of beer to

missing the bitter flavor of beer to find that flavor workers turn to a cone

find that flavor workers turn to a cone

find that flavor workers turn to a cone shaped flower called hops

so we’ve taken our 25,000 gallons of

so we’ve taken our 25,000 gallons of wort and we’ve put it in a big kettle

wort and we’ve put it in a big kettle

wort and we’ve put it in a big kettle and we’re starting to boil it as we fill

and we’re starting to boil it as we fill

and we’re starting to boil it as we fill this kettle we’re gonna want to add two

this kettle we’re gonna want to add two

this kettle we’re gonna want to add two hops to that boil to start seasoning

hops to that boil to start seasoning

hops to that boil to start seasoning that brew that we’re making that is

that brew that we’re making that is

that brew that we’re making that is really bitter

really bitter

really bitter what is the bitterness for it’s just

what is the bitterness for it’s just

what is the bitterness for it’s just like cooking at home in the kitchen you

like cooking at home in the kitchen you

like cooking at home in the kitchen you know you had different spices to the

know you had different spices to the

know you had different spices to the meal that you’re making hops are the

meal that you’re making hops are the

meal that you’re making hops are the spices that we add when we make beer

this handy additive is closely related

this handy additive is closely related to the flowers of the marijuana plant

to the flowers of the marijuana plant

to the flowers of the marijuana plant but hops are not responsible for beers

but hops are not responsible for beers

but hops are not responsible for beers intoxicating effect for that

intoxicating effect for that

intoxicating effect for that anheuser-busch still needs to employ

anheuser-busch still needs to employ

anheuser-busch still needs to employ trillions of tiny specially skilled

trillions of tiny specially skilled

trillions of tiny specially skilled workers to do the most important job in

workers to do the most important job in

workers to do the most important job in the brewery