This method describes how to mill grain or malt to produce fine or coarse grist.
Malt intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
Malt is ground between two horizontally positioned, grooved discs. The lower disc is driven by an electric motor and rotates at approx. 1500 rpm; the upper disc is fixed and therefore does not move. During the milling process, the malt migrates from the center of the discs to the outer edge, where the grist falls through an outlet spout into a grist beaker.
The gap between the discs can be adjusted by turning a socket head screw on a calibrated ring bearing scale markings. The scale on the calibrated ring ranges from 0 to 20, with each scale division corresponding to a gap between the discs of 0.10 mm. Each scale division is subdivided into five smaller divisions; each of the smaller marks is equivalent to 0.02 mm. Two gap adjusting rings ensure reproducible mill settings.
Whole hops intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
Evaluation of the appearance of hop cones is performed through visual and manual inspection.
Malt intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
The aliquot of an extract of malt is added to a buffered starch solution and allowed to stand for exactly 30 min at 20 °C. Then, the maltose – formed primarily from the starch through the action of the β-amylase – is measured using iodine and is determined according to the following chemical reaction:
This method describes the determination of color of (Congress) wort using color discs.
Malt intended for use in beer brewing or elsewhere in the food industry
The determination of the color of the Congress wort is carried out under defined lighting conditions through a visual comparison of the wort color with the appropriate color discs. Please note that several individuals should perform the color measurement if possible.
The method describes the approach for conducting the duo-trio test.
beer, beer-based beverages, non-alcoholic beverages, mineral water
This method can be employed to reveal slight differences between two samples (water, wort, beer), e.g., type and expression of specific attributes or the overall impression.
This method is especially appropriate for a trained tasting panel, if a known product can be employed as a control sample (e.g., beer from a current production run). With an untrained tasting panel and/or unknown samples, one of the pair of samples is used as a control sample. The paired comparison method is better suited for evaluating samples possessing a lingering aftertaste.
Determination of the moisture content in the spent grain
Spent grain
The moisture content is determined by means of the loss in mass during a standardized drying process. For this purpose, the spent grain is dried at a defined temperature over a set time in an electrically heated air drying oven. The moisture content is determined by the difference in weight before and after drying.
If the barley possesses a moisture content of more than 17 % w/w, the whole kernels shold be dried prior to grinding them and determining the moisture content in the (coarsely ground) spent grain. The moisture content of the finely ground spent grain is subsequently determined and the total moisture content calculated from both values.