MEASUREMENT OF CARBOHYDRATES IN WORT AND BEER-A REVIEW
- 2 January 1978
- journal article
- review article
- Published by The Institute of Brewing & Distilling in Journal of the Institute of Brewing
- Vol. 84 (1), 13-21
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2050-0416.1978.tb03832.x
Abstract
Methods are reviewed for measuring total wort and beer carbohydrate and carbohydrate fractions, such as dextrins, oligosaccharides, fermentable sugars, β‐glucans, total fructose and fructosans, pentose and pentosans. The methods are conveniently classified under the following headings: reductometry, colorimetry, enzymic procedures, automated analyses, paper and column chromatography, thin layer chromatography, gas liquid chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography. Techniques involving chromatography are particularly useful for separating and estimating individual sugars.Keywords
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