Non-Linear Modelling of Industrial Brewing Fermentations

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Speers, R Alex ^a   Rogers, Peter ^b   Smith, Bruce ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Natl Oper Carlton/U Breweries   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence Based Practice fermentation modelling; Non linear regression

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION; GRAPH THEORY; GRAVITATION; PILOT PLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YEAST;

INDUSTRIAL BREWING FERMENTATIONS; YEAST CROPPINGS;

BREWERIES;

EID: 0346903359     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2003.tb00163.x     Document Type: Article

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