Applicable for all (laboratory) worts
The Congress wort is heated in order to inactivate the amylolytic enzymes, and afterwards, yeast is added and the wort is allowed to completely ferment out at a minimum temperature of 20 °C in a fermentation tube (fig. 1). The difference in the extract before and after fermentation is measured in order to calculate the limit of attenuation.
Applicable for all (laboratory) worts
The Congress wort is heated in order to inactivate the amylolytic enzymes. Afterwards, 16 g/100 ml yeast is added, and the wort is allowed to completely ferment out in approx. 7 h.