A comparison of barley malt amylolytic enzyme activities as indicators of malt sugar concentrations

Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-111

  Duke, Stanley H ^a   Henson, Cynthia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

A Amylase; Diastatic power; Limit dextrinase; Malt quality; Malt sugars; P Amylase

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM;

EID: 67650930442     PISSN: 03610470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-2009-0311-01     Document Type: Article

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