A practical, step-by-step guide to brewing analysis that helps you trust your beer from mash to bottle. This comprehensive volume walks brewers and maltsters through up-to-date methods for analyzing all materials and products, with clear explanations of how to interpret the results.
The book covers laboratory techniques for microbiology, water testing, and wort analysis, including how to prepare samples, cultivate micro-organisms, and count colonies. It also details widely used procedures for measuring acidity, mineral content, fermentable sugars, and the behavior of common wort components under different conditions.
- Hands-on methods for sterility, sample preparation, and incubation seen in practical lab work.
- Step-by-step explanations of plate and Petri dish techniques, counting colonies, and interpreting growth patterns.
- Guidance on analyzing wort, mash-tun wort, and raw-grain wort to understand starch conversion and sugar formation.
- Descriptions of standard solutions, titration, and the calculation of key brewing parameters.
Ideal for readers who work in brewing labs, quality control, or malt milling, and for those who want a solid reference on the science behind beer analysis.