Archeochemistry reveals the first steps into modern industrial brewing.

ABSTRACT: A historical beer, dated to the German Empire era, was recently found in northern Germany. Its chemical composition represents a unique source of insights into brewing culture of the late nineteenth century when pioneer innovations laid the foundations for industrial brewing. Complementary analytics including metabolomics, microbiological, sensory, and beer attribute analysis revealed its molecular profile and certify the unprecedented good storage condition even after 130 years in the bottle. Comparing its chemical signature to that of four hundred modern brews allowed to describe molecular fingerprints teaching us about technological aspects of historical beer brewing. Several critical production steps such as malting and germ treatment, wort preparation and fermentation, filtration and

SUBMITTER: Pieczonka SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9166709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature