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Difference between Lager and Bitter

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5freemen | 13:40 Thu 19th May 2005 | Food & Drink
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What's the difference between lager and bitter. I've been told that lager is bottom fermented and bitter top fermented, but what does this actually mean. How does this affect the taste?
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Wikipedia gives a good introduction to top and bottom fermenting yeasts. Top-fermenting yeasts, which are used to brew bitter at a higher temperature than bottom-fermented lager, are unable to ferment some types of sugars, and the resulting beer is sweeter and "fruitier".
14:58 Thu 19th May 2005
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Also lager is brewed at lower temperatures than bitter - they both use different hops, the malt is different, they use different adjuncts
10:12 Sat 21st May 2005

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