Determination of improved steeping conditions for sorghum malting

Journal of Cereal Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 129-136

  Dewar, J ^a   Taylor, J R N ^b   Berjak, P ^c  

^a CSIR Food Science and Technology   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Malting; Sorghum; Steeping

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001734762     PISSN: 07335210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcrs.1996.0101     Document Type: Article

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