The yeast vacuole - A scanning electron microscopy study during high gravity wort fermentations

Journal of the Institute of Brewing

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Pratt, Patricia L ^a,b   Bryce, James H ^b   Stewart, Graham G ^b  

^a Molson Coors Brewing Company   (United States)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethanol; High gravity wort; Morphology; Osmotic pressure; Vacuole; Yeast stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250644205     PISSN: 00469750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.2007.tb00256.x     Document Type: Article

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