Application of enzymes in Brewing.
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Application of enzymes in Brewing Introduction Enzymes are commonly used in our every day lives and are taken for granted they are used in such things as baking, detergents, food manufacture, fruit juice, oil and fat synthesis, pharmaceuticals, protein production, starch and sugar production, wine making and what I'm looking at, which is brewing. I'm looking at the amount of naturally occurring and introduced enzymes in the brewing of beer. I am going to look at how they are used at what part they play in the process of Brewing Enzymes in Brewing The processes involved in brewing are very heavily dependant upon the action of a variety of natural and added enzymes. The principle steps which involve added enzymes are the mashing and conditioning stages: Malting The major raw material of beer brewing is barley malt. This is a three stage process: Firstly, the barley grain is steeped to increase water content...


