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THE CAMBRIDGE PRIZE LECTURE 1995: INDIRECT AND DIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS OF BARLEY MALT TO BREWING
Author(s) -
Anderson Iain W.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1996.tb00923.x
Subject(s) - brewing , food science , raw material , quality (philosophy) , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , fermentation , engineering , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
The suitability of barley malt as a raw material for brewing is determined by an amalgamation of “indirect” and “direct” contributions to the beer produced. Indirect contributions are considered as those which affect the quality of the brewing process performance whereas direct contributions are considered as those which affect the quality of the product. As a potential indirect contribution of malt to brewing quality evidence is presented that barley malt contains a flocculent which influences mash filterability. As a potential direct contribution of barley malt to beer quality evidence is presented that the mineral silicate found in beer may have a role in moderating dietary aluminium.