Brewing yeast and fermentation / / Chris Boulton and David Quain

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911020453203321
• Autore: Boulton Chris (Christopher M.)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Blackwell Science, 2001
• ISBN: 9780470999400 (e-book); 9780632054756 (hbk.); 9781405152686 (pbk.); 1-281-31277-0; 9786611312770; 0-470-99941-1; 0-470-99940-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 644 p.) : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): QuainDavid
• Disciplina: 663.33; 663.42; 663/.42
• Soggetti: Yeast; Brewing; Llevats; Elaboració de cervesa; Llibres electrònics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 586-637) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Brewing Yeast and Fermentation; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Beer and brewing; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical perspective; 1.3 Current developments; 1.4 Legislation; 2 The brewing process; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 Beer types; 2.2.1 Beverages related to beer; 2.2.1.1 Sake; 2.2.1.2 Sorghum beer; 2.3 The brewing process; 2.3.1 Malting; 2.3.2 Adjuncts; 2.3.3 Brewing water; 2.3.4 Hops; 2.3.5 Production of sweet wort; 2.3.6 Wort boiling; 2.3.7 Fermenta n and post-fermentation processes; 2.4 Wort composition; 2.4.1 Carbohydrates; 2.4.2 Nitrogenous components; 2.4.3 Polyphenols; 2.4.4 Lipids; 2.4.5 Sulphur compounds2.4.6 Minerals; 2.4.7 Miscellaneous; 2.5 ; High-gravity brewing; 2.6 Glossary of brewing terms; 3 The biochemistry of fermentation; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Mass balance; 3.3 Assimilation of wort nutrients; 3.3.1 Sugar uptake; 3.3.2 Uptake of wort nitrogenous components; 3.3.3 Uptake of lipids; 3.3.4 Metal ion uptake; 3.4 Carbohydrate dissimilation; 3.4.1 Carbon catabolite repression; 3.4.2 Storage carbohydrates; 3.4.2.1 Glycogen; 3.4.2.2 Trehalose; 3.4.3 Fermentable growth medium induced pathway; 3.5 Requirement for oxygen; 3.5.1 Synthesis of sterols and unsaturated fatty acids; 3.6 Ethanol tolerance3.6.1 Ethanol formation during fermentation; 3.6.2 Ethanol toxicity; 3.7 Formation of flavour compounds; 3.7.1 Organic and fatty acids; 3.7.2 Higher alcohols; 3.7.3 Esters; 3.7.4 Carbonyls; 3.7.4.1 Vicinal diketones; 3.7.5 Sulphur compounds; 3.7.6 Shock excretion; 4 Brewing yeast; 4.1 Morphology, cytology and cellular function; 4.1.1 Cell morphology; 4.1.1.1 Cell composition; 4.1.2 Cytology; 4.1.2.1 Plasma membrane; 4.1.2.2 Periplasm; 4.1.2.3 Mitochondria; 4.1.2.4 Vacuoles; 4.1.2.5 Other cytoplasmic inclusions; 4.1.3 Intracellular location of enzymes; 4.2 Taxonomy and differentiation4.2.1 Taxonomy of the Saccharomyces; 4.2.1.1 Identification of yeasts; 4.2.2 Taxonomy of ale and lager yeasts; 4.2.3 Diversity and differences between ale and lager yeasts; 4.2.3.1 Culture collections of brewing yeasts; 4.2.4 Differentiation - an introduction; 4.2.5 `Traditional' methods; 4.2.5.1 Plate tests; 4.2.5.2 Flocculation tests; 4.2.5.3 Fermentation performance; 4.2.5.4 Assimilation/fermentation; 4.2.5.5 Immunology; 4.2.5.6 Other approaches; 4.2.6 `Modern' methods; 4.2.6.1 Genetic fingerprinting - RFLP; 4.2.6.2 Genetic fingerprinting - PCR; 4.2.6.3 Genetic fingerprinting - karyotyping4.2.6.4 Genetic fingerprinting - AFLP; 4.2.6.5 Pyrolysis mass spectroscopy; 4.2.6.6 Other approaches; 4.3 Genetics - genome, cell cycle and modification; 4.3.1 Introduction; 4.3.1.1 Genetic nomenclature and definitions; 4.3.2 The genome; 4.3.2.1 Yeast genome project; 4.3.2.2 Yeast genome project, human disease and pathogenicity; 4.3.2.3 Yeast genome project and brewing yeast; 4.3.2.4 Chromosome number; 4.3.2.5 Ploidy; 4.3.2.6 Chromosomal instability; 4.3.2.7 Mitochondrial instability; 4.3.3 Cell cycle; 4.3.3.1 Cell division; 4.3.3.2 Cell division and brewery fermentation
• Sommario/riassunto: This unique volume provides a definitive overview of modern and traditional brewing fermentation. Written by two experts with unrivalled experience from years with a leading international brewer, coverage includes all aspects of brewing fermentation together with the biochemistry, physiology and genetics of brewers' yeast. Brewing Yeast and Fermentation is unique in that brewing fermentation and yeast biotechnology are covered in detail from a commercial perspective.