Pilot Scale Production of a Lager Beer from a Grist Containing 50% Unmalted Sorghum

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 208-217

  Goode, Declan L ^a,b   Arendt, Elke K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Heat stable amylase; Lauter tun; Malt; Sorghum; Unmalted sorghum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COLLOIDS; ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FILTRATION; SACCHARIFICATION; YEAST;

FOAM STABILITY; PILOT SCALE PRODUCTION;

BEVERAGES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0347534114     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2003.tb00161.x     Document Type: Article

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