A reassessment of sorghum for lager-beer brewing

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-261

  Agu, R C ^a   Palmer, G H ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Extract yield; Lager beer; Malting; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BEVERAGES; BREWERIES; ENZYMES; EXTRACTION; GELATION; HYDROLYSIS; MALTOSE; SOLUBILITY; STARCH; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

GERMINATION; MALTING; MASHING;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BEER; GERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SORGHUM; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032374242     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(98)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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