ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bright beer

Bright beer is like a drink that is almost ready to drink. Imagine you are baking some cookies with your mom or dad. First, you mix all the ingredients together and put the dough in the oven. When the timer goes off, you take the cookies out, but they're still too hot to eat. So, you have to wait for them to cool down before you can enjoy them.

In the same way, when people make beer, they mix together different grains, yeast, and hops. They let the mixture sit for a while, so everything can ferment and turn into alcohol. After a few weeks, they have something called "green beer", which is still being processed and is not yet ready to drink.

To make it drinkable, they use something called "bright tanks". These tanks are like big containers where the beer can sit and rest. Over time, the beer becomes clearer and more stable. This is why it's called "bright beer" - it's beer that has become bright and clear.

Once the beer is bright, it's almost ready to drink. But before it can be bottled or put in a keg, it needs a few finishing touches. Brewers might add some extra ingredients or filter the beer to make sure it tastes really good.

And that's it! Bright beer is like cookies that have cooled down and are ready to enjoy. Except instead of cookies, it's delicious, refreshing beer.
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