Kvasny Prum. 1986; 32(10): 227-231 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1986064

Light beer. I. Present situation in the world.Peer-reviewed article

M. ČERNÝ, V. ČERNOHORSKÝ, J. ŠTICHAUER

Authors discuss knowledge about the new type of beer with a lowered utilizable energy that is called "light beer". This term is quite usual in the foreign literature. The light beers are mainly spread in theU.S.A.where their production is 15 to 20 % from the whole production. InEuropethis type of beer has not been so spread since its sensoric properties are more or less different from the usual types of beer. From the gathering of information the authors try to define this type of beer despite of no correct definition of the term "light beer" exists in the foreign literature yet. The reasons for a sale of light beer are described. These beers are divided into different groups according to the production technology, the quantity of utilizable energy and the basic analyses of beers. At the end the analytical and sensoric results of some foreign types of light beer are compared with beer that was developed in Experimental andDevelopmentCenterfor Beer and Malt,Prague- Braník. The development of a light beer production of so called "Czech Type" was made in this center in1984. Inthe second part of the article, that will also be published in this journal, the authors want to inform about their results including the application of several knowledges into the usual practice of brewing technologists.
(In Czech, English summary only)

Keywords: beer, light beer, hopped wort, ethanol, extract

Published: October 1, 1986