Improving the Effectiveness of Isinglass Finings for Beer Clarification by Optimisation of the Mixing Process. Part 1: Laboratory Scale Experiments

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-317

  Freeman, G J ^a   Le Gourrierec, X ^b   Patel, A ^c   Dawson, M K ^b   Powell Evans, M H B ^d   Skipper, A J ^e   Evans, C T ^e   Boulton, C A ^f   Grimmett, C M ^g   Baron, J M ^h  

^a Brewing Research International   (United Kingdom)

^b BHR GROUP LIMITED   (United Kingdom)

^c MW Kellogg Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d Adnams and Co PLC   (United Kingdom)

^e McMullen and Sons Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f Coors Technical Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g Murphy and Son Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^h Crown Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clarification; Finings; Isinglass; Mixing

Indexed keywords

CLARIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; VISCOSITY;

FININGS; ISINGLASS;

BEVERAGES;

EID: 11144355299     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2003.tb00603.x     Document Type: Article

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