Brewing yeast and fermentation [[electronic resource] /] / Chris Boulton and David Quain

• Autore: Boulton Chris
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science; Ames, Iowa, : [Distributed by] Iowa State University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (660 p.)
• Disciplina: 663.33; 663.42; 663/.42
• Soggetto topico: Yeast; Brewing; Llevats; Elaboració de cervesa
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Altri autori: QuainDavid
• 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
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• Titolo autorizzato: Brewing yeast and fermentation
• ISBN: 1-281-31277-0; 9786611312770; 0-470-99941-1; 0-470-99940-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830816303321
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