A source of dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide in grain spirit produced with a coffey still

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Prentice, R D M ^a   McKernan, G ^a   Bryce, J H ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryogenic focusing; Spirit; Thermal desorption; Whisky

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; CHEMILUMINESCENCE; DIMETHYL DISULFIDE; DIMETHYL TRISULFIDE; FERMENTATION; FLAVORING AGENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHIONAL; WHISKY;

EID: 0032423258     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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