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The first chapter of this book has an introductory character, which discusses the basics of brewing. This includes not only the essential ingredients of beer, but also the steps in the process that transforms the raw materials (grains, hops) into fermented and maturated beer. Special attention is given to the processes involving an organized action of enzymes, which convert the polymeric macromolecules present in malt (such as proteins and polysaccharides) into simple sugars and amino acids; making them available/assimilable for the yeast during fermentation.
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Pires, E., Brányik, T. (2015). An Overview of the Brewing Process. In: Biochemistry of Beer Fermentation. SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15189-2_1
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