High gravity batch and continuous processes for beer production: Evaluation of fermentation performance and beer quality

Chemical Papers

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-41

  Silva, Daniel P ^a   Brányik, Tomáš ^b,c   Dragone, Giuliano ^a   Vicente, António A ^b   Teixeira, José A ^b   Almeida E Silva, João B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beer; Continuous; Fermentation; High gravity; Immobilization; Sensorial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849082493     PISSN: 03666352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11696-007-0076-6     Document Type: Article

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