November 2014

Nitrogen compounds in brewing wort and beer: A review

Traditionally, beer is obtained from the treatment and processing of three raw materials (barley malt, hops and water). From it, brewing wort fermented by the action of yeasts is obtained. Wort composition depends on the quality and type of raw materials used, as well as the control of the various processing steps. Wort composition also depends on the concentration and profile of nitrogen compounds, such as proteins,...

Author(s): Thiago Rocha dos Santos Mathias, Pedro Paulo Moretzsohn de Mello and Eliana Flavia Camporese Sérvulo