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Storability and Brewing Quality of Corn Grits: Impacts of Storage Temperature, Particle Size and Key Compositional Factors (2024)
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Across international brewing operations corn grits from different suppliers vary substantially in terms of their physical properties and chemical composition. Present research aimed to highlight the key factors determining the brewing quality of stor... Read More about Storability and Brewing Quality of Corn Grits: Impacts of Storage Temperature, Particle Size and Key Compositional Factors.

Bayesian and ultrasonic sensor aided multi-objective optimisation for sustainable clean-in-place processes (2023)
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In food and drink manufacturing, clean-in-place procedures are essential for hygienic and efficient operations but often over-clean process equipment leading to unnecessary use of energy, water, and chemicals. Previous attempts in the literature to o... Read More about Bayesian and ultrasonic sensor aided multi-objective optimisation for sustainable clean-in-place processes.

A TCATA by modality approach to study the multisensory temporal profile of hop bitter and flavour products applied in lager (2021)
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Previous research suggested that iso-alpha-acids and hulupones add different bitterness profiles to beer and hop-derived volatiles modify temporal dimensions of bitterness qualities via cross-modal interactions. This research aimed to understand the... Read More about A TCATA by modality approach to study the multisensory temporal profile of hop bitter and flavour products applied in lager.

Exploring the multisensory perception of terpene alcohol and sesquiterpene rich hop extracts in lager style beer (2021)
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Understanding the contribution of hop essential oil to the multisensory profile of beer is known to be challenging because of its chemical and sensory complexity. Limited research has been conducted investigating hop-derived volatiles' role in the mo... Read More about Exploring the multisensory perception of terpene alcohol and sesquiterpene rich hop extracts in lager style beer.

Green Malt for a Green Future – Feasibility and Challenges of Brewing Using Freshly Germinated (Unkilned) Malt: A Review (2021)
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In malting, the kilning step is by far the dominant user of energy and has thus become the main target in reducing the carbon footprint of malting operations. Brewing beer using ‘green’ (germinated, but not dried) malt, thus saving the substantial en... Read More about Green Malt for a Green Future – Feasibility and Challenges of Brewing Using Freshly Germinated (Unkilned) Malt: A Review.

On the contribution of malt quality and the malting process to the formation of beer staling aldehydes: a review (2021)
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Despite decades of extensive research, beer flavour instability remains a challenge for both brewing and malting industries. Malt impacts the brewing process as well as the quality of the final beer. It also affects the stability of beer flavour, as... Read More about On the contribution of malt quality and the malting process to the formation of beer staling aldehydes: a review.

The multisensory perception of hop essential oil: a review (2020)
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Dietz, C., Cook, D., Huismann, M., Wilson, C., & Ford, R. (2020). The multisensory perception of hop essential oil: a review. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 126(4), 320-342. https://doi.org/10.1002/jib.622

© 2020 The Authors. Journal of the Institute of Brewing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of The Institute of Brewing & Distilling Hops are a key ingredient to add bitterness, aroma and flavour to beer, one of the most consumed beverag... Read More about The multisensory perception of hop essential oil: a review.

Modelling flavour formation in roasted malt substrates under controlled conditions of time and temperature (2020)
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Parr, H., Bolat, I., & Cook, D. (2021). Modelling flavour formation in roasted malt substrates under controlled conditions of time and temperature. Food Chemistry, 337, Article 127641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127641

Drum roasted products are used to impart colour, flavour and mouthfeel to beers. Here we designed a laboratory-scale roaster (100 g batch size) capable of precise time-temperature control and investigated the impacts of time, temperature and roasting... Read More about Modelling flavour formation in roasted malt substrates under controlled conditions of time and temperature.

Sensory properties of supercritical CO2 fractions extracted from Magnum hop essential oil (2020)
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Dietz, C., Cook, D., Wilson, C., Marriott, R., & Ford, R. (2020). Sensory properties of supercritical CO2 fractions extracted from Magnum hop essential oil. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 126(3), 263-279. https://doi.org/10.1002/jib.612

Hop oil fractions with unique sensory characteristics can be extracted from hop essential oil using green solvents such as supercritical (sc) CO2. These extracts meet clean label requirements and can be used to manage fluctuations in volatile composi... Read More about Sensory properties of supercritical CO2 fractions extracted from Magnum hop essential oil.

Overcoming technical barriers to brewing with green (non-kilned) malt: a feasibility study (2020)
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Dugulin, C. A., Clegg, S. C., De Rouck, G., & Cook, D. J. (2020). Overcoming technical barriers to brewing with green (non-kilned) malt: a feasibility study. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 126(1), 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/jib.602

Brewing using enzyme rich ‘green’ (germinated, but not kilned) malt has the potential to unlock considerable energy savings in the malting and brewing chain. This paper examines the major quality issues associated with green malt, by monitoring lipox... Read More about Overcoming technical barriers to brewing with green (non-kilned) malt: a feasibility study.

Bioethanol Production from UK Seaweeds: Investigating Variable Pre-treatment and Enzyme Hydrolysis Parameters (2019)
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Kostas, E. T., White, D. A., & Cook, D. J. (2020). Bioethanol Production from UK Seaweeds: Investigating Variable Pre-treatment and Enzyme Hydrolysis Parameters. BioEnergy Research, 13(1), 271–285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-019-10054-1

This study describes the method development for bioethanol production from three species of seaweed. Laminaria digitata, Ulva lactuca and for the first time Dilsea carnosa were used as representatives of brown, green and red species of seaweed, respe... Read More about Bioethanol Production from UK Seaweeds: Investigating Variable Pre-treatment and Enzyme Hydrolysis Parameters.

A novel low-temperature mashing schedule for brewing with unmalted sorghum: optimisation (2017)
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Holmes, C., Casey, J., & Cook, D. J. (2017). A novel low-temperature mashing schedule for brewing with unmalted sorghum: optimisation. Monatsschrift fur brauwissenschaft (Internet), 70(5/6),

Laboratory mashing experiments were used to investigate and optimise protocols for mashing with unmalted sorghum using a novel low-temperature (Tmax = 78 °C) enzyme blend and mash schedule. Results are compared with equivalent data for a traditional... Read More about A novel low-temperature mashing schedule for brewing with unmalted sorghum: optimisation.